gilgeen
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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)