yidaki

English

Alternative forms

• yirdaki

Etymology

From the Yolngu term yiḏaki.

Noun

yidaki (plural yidakis)

1. (Australia) didgeridoo
   • 2010, Stephen Luntz, Forensics, Fossils and Fruitbats: A Field Guide to Australian Scientists‎^[1], →ISBN, page 153:

     To increase the understanding of what the mouth of a yidaki player is actually doing, Hollenberg organised to have magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans done of him playing the instrument.