bunji

B3U1N1J8I1

noun

A mate; a kinsman.

OriginWarlpiri [Term?] →
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Meanings

nounbunji (plural bunjis)

plural bunjis · alternative bunjie

  1. Australian AboriginalA mate; a kinsman.

    ‘Well, suit yourself bunji. I'm not sitting here getting cooked to death.’

    2018, Melissa Lucashenko, Too Much Lip, University of Queensland Press, published 2023, page 9

Origin

  1. Warlpiri[Term?]
  2. Englishbunji

From Warlpiri [Term?], and other related languages of the Northern Territory and northern Queensland.

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Cite this entry
APA

bunji. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bunji

MLA

“bunji.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bunji. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bunji,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bunji.

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