woman
Language:
Australian:
Dyin
English JS Main:
woman
English:
the word which signifies a woman is Dyin; although the structure of our language requires us to spell it Dee-in.
Category:
human classification
Sub-category:
female
Source:
Tench
Page:
293
Line:
4
Respelt:
dyin
Part of speech:
noun
Date:
1793
Meaning Clue:
"Dyin" dyin = "the word which signifies a woman is Dyin; although the structure of our language requires us to spell it Dee-in." woman : Tench [:293:4] [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