namesake
Language:
Australian:
dameli
English JS Main:
namesake
English:
When they salute any one they call him Dameli, or namesake, a term which not only implies courtesy and goodwill, but a certain degree of affection in the speaker. An interchange of names with any one is also a symbol of friendship.
Category:
ceremonial
Sub-category:
name exchange
Source:
Tench
Page:
292
Line:
29
Respelt:
damilayi
Part of speech:
noun
Date:
1793
Meaning Clue:
"dameli" damilayi = "When they salute any one they call him Dameli, or namesake, a term which not only implies courtesy and goodwill, but a certain degree of affection in the speaker. An interchange of names with any one is also a symbol of friendship." namesake : Tench [:292:29] [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:
used as a greeting, courtesy, affectoion