kurrithila

Maykulan

Etymology

From a Proto-Paman root *kurricala. Cognate to Dyirbal gurrijala (“eaglehawk”) and Warrgamay gurrijala (“eaglehawk”); related to Bidyara/Gunya/Margany gudhala (“eaglehawk”).

Noun

kurrithila

1. eaglehawk

Usage notes

• All dialects use this term in this spelling.

References

• Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method (2004; →ISBN, page 106