yarra

See also: Yarra

Kaurna

Noun

yarra

  1. posterior part of the knee, the popliteal space

Woiwurrung

Alternative forms

Etymology

Related to Proto-Central New South Wales *yarrañ (“beard”) and Bandjalang yarayn (“beard”).

Noun

yarra

  1. hair[1][2]

Derived terms

yarra mirring

See also

moorram-marren[1]

References

  • Barry J. Blake, Woiwurrung, in The Aboriginal Language of Melbourne and Other Sketches (1991; edited by R. M. W. Dixon and Barry J. Blake; OUP, Handbook of Australian Languages 4), pages 31–124
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/The_aborigines_of_Victoria_-_with_notes_relating_to_the_habits_of_the_natives_of_other_parts_of_Australia_and_Tasmania_%28IA_b24885228_0002%29.pdf
  2. ^ https://deadlystory.com/page/aboriginal-country-map/Aboriginal_Country_Completed/Wurundjeri/Wurundjeri_Language
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