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Yuurrila

[juːrila]

name

LanguageGamilaraay

Meaning
  1. a spirit resembling an old man with huge staring eyes, long hair and black bark drape
  2. A traditional spiritual figure characterized by large staring eyes, long hair, and clothing made of black bark.
Examples

Yuurrila dhiiya ngamili.

The Yuurrila is looking here.

Pronunciationjuːrila

Part of speechname

Usage noteThis is a proper noun referring to a specific entity in Gamilaraay mythology.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 5 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.