Definition/Meaning of gunyah

• English - Noun: gunyah ( plural gunyahs ) ( Australia ) A traditional Aboriginal dwelling made of bark and sticks . 1861 , Robert O'Hara Burke , William John Wills , The Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition: An Account of the Crossing the Continent of Australia from Coopers Creek to Carpentaria , page 4 , The following day we reached the main creek
• English - Etymology: From Dharug gunya ( “ shelter ” ), first recorded 1803.
• English - Alternative forms: gunya
• English - See also: mia mia humpy
• English - References: http://www. anu . edu .au/andc/ozwords/April%202001/Mia-Mia. html