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gunyah

gun·yah
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [guhn-yuh]
    • /ˈgʌn yə/
    • /ɡˈʌnɪə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [guhn-yuh]
    • /ˈgʌn yə/

Definitions of gunyah word

  • noun gunyah an aboriginal hut or shelter. 1
  • noun gunyah any crude bush hut or shelter. 1
  • noun gunyah (Australia) A traditional Aboriginal dwelling made of bark and sticks. 1
  • noun gunyah a bush hut or shelter 0

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Origin of gunyah

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800, gunyah is from the Dharuk word gu-n'i

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Parts of speech for Gunyah

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gunyah popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

gunyah usage trend in Literature

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