gilgeen
Wiradjuri edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
Compare Ngiyambaa kilkin.
Noun edit
gilgeen
- 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 edit
Noun edit
gilgeen
- 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)