gunyah

American  

[guhn-yuh] / ˈgʌn yə /

noun

Australian.

1. an Aboriginal hut or shelter.

2. any crude bush hut or shelter.

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gunyah British  

/ ˈɡʌnjə /

noun

1. a bush hut or shelter

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Etymology

Origin of gunyah

First recorded in 1790–1800, gunyah is from the Dharuk word gu-n'i

Example Sentences

Bill presently tied up the hanging door of the gunyah and mounted his horse.

From Finn The Wolfhound by Buxton, Robert Hugh

The tree-tops are tossing bravely in the westerly wind this morning, and it is well that my banana clump has all the shelter of the gunyah, or its graceful leaves would suffer.

From The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography by Dawson, A. J. (Alec John)

Bill was just dismounting beside the gunyah when Finn arrived, trailing just upon twelve feet of gorged snake beside him.

From Finn The Wolfhound by Buxton, Robert Hugh

Kilbride then crept into the gunyah upon his hands and knees, and found it less dark than he had supposed, the light filtering freely through the leaves and branches.

From Stingaree by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)

The only other sign of Stingaree was a hank of rope flung carelessly across the gunyah roof.

From Stingaree by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)