gunyah

[ guhn-yuh ]

/ ˈgʌn yə /

noun Australian.

an aboriginal hut or shelter.

any crude bush hut or shelter.

Nearby words

Origin of gunyah

First recorded in 1790–1800, gunyah is from the Dharuk word gu-n'i

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Examples from the Web for gunyah

By night-fall they reached their first night's camp, where they found the "gunyah" very acceptable.
The Overland Expedition of The Messrs. Jardine|Frank Jardine and Alexander Jardine
The meat curing was as usual a slow process, there being no salt, and a gunyah having to be made to smoke it in.
The Overland Expedition of The Messrs. Jardine|Frank Jardine and Alexander Jardine
Bowen's answer was to hand his weapon over to Kilbride and to creep into the gunyah on his hands and knees.
Stingaree|E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
In the evening he partook of a supper of fish and nardoo, and one of the old men shared his gunyah with poor Wills.
Australian Heroes and Adventurers|William Pyke

He then gave Mr. Burke a letter and his watch for his father, and we buried the remainder of the field-books near the gunyah.
A Source Book Of Australian History|Compiled by Gwendolen H. Swinburne

British Dictionary definitions for gunyah

gunyah

/ (ˈɡʌnjə) /

noun

Australian a bush hut or shelter

Word Origin for gunyah

C19: from a native Australian language

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