Nharangga Word

Dhigara

English Word

may have come from a Nharangga word, but was not necessarily a place name in Nharangga.

Sound

Dictionary Category
Additional
Lexical Category
noun
place name

Definition/Cultural Note

- this word does not appear in the Nharangga wordlists, but only in Cockburns Whats in a name?.- Cockburns suggested meaning, place of the marshmallows, does not match the words in Nharangga records. It may be a description of the area, rather than a literal meaning of the word.

Different ways of saying this word
we have no record of how this was said in old Nharangga. This spelling is transcribed from English Tickera. you will find this word in the additional words section of the main dictionary Nharangga Warra Narungga Dictionary, First Edition.