thalay
See also: dhalay
Gamilaraay
Alternative forms
- dhalay
Etymology
From Proto-Central New South Wales *dhalañ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *calañ. Cognate with Ngiyambaa thalay and Wiradhuri dhalayn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪alaj/
Noun
thalay
- tongue
References
- Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
- Peter Austin, A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (1993)
Ngiyambaa
Etymology
From Proto-Central New South Wales *dhalañ, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *calañ. Cognate with Gamilaraay thalay and Wiradhuri dhalayn.
Noun
thalay
- tongue