Etymology

bunya

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Today it means: The bunya pine, Araucaria bidwillii, native to Queensland. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Yagara bunya bunya ← Gabi bunyi ← Wakawaka bunyi
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The story

  1. Wakawaka · derived frombunyi
  2. Gabi · derived frombunyi
  3. Yagara · derived frombunya bunya
  4. English todaybunya

From Yagara bunya bunya, Gabi bunyi, Wakawaka bunyi.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. The bunya pine, Araucaria bidwillii, native to Queensland.

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