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turndun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
turn-dun
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bullroarer.

Australian usage

Etymology

From Kurnai tŭndūn (“turndun”), from Tŭndūn (“the man”), mythical direct ancestor of the Kurnai and inventor of the turndun, whom the greater turndun represents (the lesser representing Rukut Tŭndūn (“wife of the man”)), son of the great spirit Mūngan-ngaur (“our father”), who, according to myth, taught the Kurnai all of their arts.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

turnduns (plural) tundun (alternative)

Questions

What does turndun mean?
A bullroarer.
Where does turndun come from?
From Kurnai tŭndūn (“turndun”), from Tŭndūn (“the man”), mythical direct ancestor of the Kurnai and inventor of the turndun, whom the greater turndun represents (the lesser representing Rukut Tŭndūn (“wife of the man”)), son of the great spirit Mūngan-ngaur (“our father”), who, according to myth, taught the Kurnai all of their arts.

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