gilgeen

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Wiradjuri

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Etymology 1

Compare Ngiyambaa kilkin.

Noun

gilgeen

  1. armpit
    • 1892, James Günther, “Grammar and Vocabulary of the Aboriginal Dialect called the Wirradhuri”, in John Fraser, editor, An Australian Language:
      Gilgín—arm-pit; the hair under the arm; the fins of fish.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 2

Noun

gilgeen

  1. the fin of a fish
    • 1892, James Günther, “Grammar and Vocabulary of the Aboriginal Dialect called the Wirradhuri”, in John Fraser, editor, An Australian Language:
      Gilgín—arm-pit; the hair under the arm; the fins of fish.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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