didgeridoo
English
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editEtymology
editLikely onomatopoeic in reference to the sound made by the instrument, or the words spoken into the instrument to play it.
The earliest known description of the instrument was in 1829 by Captain Collet Barker, in which it was described as making the sound didoggerry whoan.[1] In 2002, Lonergan proposed that the term could derive from Irish dúdaire dubh (“black hummer”) or Scottish Gaelic dùdaire dùth (“native piper”),[2] though this seems to be coincidental, since there is no corroborating evidence and the terms would refer to the player (rather than the instrument itself).
Pronunciation
edit- enPR: dĭj'ər-ē-do͞oʹ, IPA(key): /ˌdɪd͡ʒ.əɹ.iˈduː/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file) - Hyphenation: did‧ger‧i‧doo
Noun
editdidgeridoo (plural didgeridoos)
- A musical instrument, endemic to the Top End of Australia, consisting of a long hollowed-out log which, when blown into, produces a low, deep mesmerising drone with sweeping rhythms.
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Verb
editdidgeridoo (third-person singular simple present didgeridoos, present participle didgeridooing, simple past and past participle didgeridooed)
References
edit- ^ Barker, Collet (1829) Captain Collet Barker: Journal at Raffles Bay, 13 Sep 1828 - 29 Aug 1829
- ^ Lonergan, Dymphna (2002) “Why is it called a didgeridoo?”, in TAIN: The Australian Irish Network[1], volume 19
Further reading
edit- iDIDJ Didgeridoo Cultural Hub of Australia Definition of didgeridoo & more
Dutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English didgeridoo.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdidgeridoo m (plural didgeridoos, diminutive didgeridootje n)
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editPortuguese
editNoun
editdidgeridoo m (plural didgeridoos)
- didgeridoo (Australian Aboriginal musical instrument)
Swedish
editNoun
editdidgeridoo c
Declension
editDeclension of didgeridoo | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | didgeridoo | didgeridoon | didgeridooer | didgeridooerna |
Genitive | didgeridoos | didgeridoons | didgeridooers | didgeridooernas |
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