gunyah

American  

[guhn-yuh] / ˈgʌn yə /

noun

Australian.

1. an Aboriginal hut or shelter.

2. any crude bush hut or shelter.

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gunyah British  

/ ˈɡʌnjə /

noun

1. a bush hut or shelter

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Etymology

Origin of gunyah

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

Example Sentences

They were sitting in front of a loosely made bark gunyah, bare-footed, and with their shoes and well-worn stockings placed upon a scorching sheet of rock to dry.

From First in the Field A Story of New South Wales by Rahey, L.

They decided that the Wolfhound might, after all, be of the wild kindred, since he evidently had no mind to face the owner of the gunyah by daylight.

From Finn The Wolfhound by Buxton, Robert Hugh

The pelt he placed on a log beside the gunyah, and the carcase he cut in half across the backbone.

From Finn The Wolfhound by Buxton, Robert Hugh

The tree-tops are tossing bravely in the westerly wind this morning, and it is well that my banana clump has all the shelter of the gunyah, or its graceful leaves would suffer.

From The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography by Dawson, A. J. (Alec John)

Then he wiped it carefully on his towel, and hung it up inside the gunyah.

From Finn The Wolfhound by Buxton, Robert Hugh