kangaroo
Language:
Australian:
pat-ag-a-rˆn
English JS Main:
kangaroo
English:
the large, or grey kanguroo, to which the natives give the name of Pat-ag-a-rˆn
Category:
fauna: mammals
Sub-category:
kangaroo
Source:
Tench
Page:
269
Line:
2
Respelt:
bada-ga-ran
Part of speech:
noun
Date:
1793
Meaning Clue:
"pat-ag-a-rˆn" badagaran = "the large, or grey kanguroo, to which the natives give the name of Pat-ag-a-rˆn" kangaroo grey: Tench [:269:2] [BB]
Source Details:
Captain Watkin Tench: A Narrative of the expedition to Botany Bay (1789) and A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson 1788-1791 (1793): Republished at Sydney’s First Four Years (1961), Library of Australian History
Comment:
DIFFERENT TENCH SPELLING FROM p. 231