gilgeen

Wiradjuri

Alternative forms

• gilgín

Etymology 1

Compare Ngiyambaa kilkin.

Noun

gilgeen

1. 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

Noun

gilgeen

1. 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)