ngarrge-jerrin

Woiwurrung

Alternative forms

  • ngarrge jerrin[1]
  • ngarrgi djarrang[2]

Etymology

From ngark (“back”), "-ee"/"-i" suffix indicating "of", and dharrang (“thigh”). Literally "back of the thigh". All sources have this word recorded as thigh, but etymology indicates the meaning is closer to hamstring.

Noun

ngarrge-jerrin

  1. thigh[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/The_aborigines_of_Victoria_-_with_notes_relating_to_the_habits_of_the_natives_of_other_parts_of_Australia_and_Tasmania_%28IA_b24885228_0002%29.pdf
  2. ^ B. J. Blake, Woiwurrung: The Melbourne Language, 1991, pg83
  3. ^ https://deadlystory.com/page/aboriginal-country-map/Aboriginal_Country_Completed/Wurundjeri/Wurundjeri_Language
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