birring

English

Verb

birring

  1. present participle and gerund of birr

Wiradjuri

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Central New South Wales *birriŋ, cognate with Gamilaraay biri and Ngiyambaa pirri.

Noun

birring

  1. (anatomy) chest
    • 1892, James Günther, “Grammar and Vocabulary of the Aboriginal dialect called Wirradhuri”, in John Fraser, editor, An Australian Language:
      Bíring—the breast.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Woiwurrung

Alternative forms

Noun

birring

  1. bosom[2]
  2. breast[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/server/api/core/bitstreams/f4512721-7645-4722-90b8-168541d38240/content
  2. ^ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/The_aborigines_of_Victoria_-_with_notes_relating_to_the_habits_of_the_natives_of_other_parts_of_Australia_and_Tasmania_%28IA_b24885228_0002%29.pdf
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