gunyah

Etymology

Borrowed from Dharug gunya (“shelter”), first recorded 1803.

name

  1. A locality in South Gippsland Shire, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

noun

  1. A traditional Aboriginal dwelling made of bark and sticks.“The following day we reached the main creek ; and knowing where there was a fine water-hole and native gunyahs, we went there, intending to save what was left of our flour and dried meat, for the purpose of making another attempt to reach Mount Hopeless.”