English: rum, alcohol
Bundjalung: girar
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words:
With same English translation:  
Category: food
Comment: Possibly no final /r/, and probably a coined word, probably adopted from the Kabi word g/kira, 'fire' (Y:Watsn). Cf. gara, gira (Y:Holm).
Gold Coast Tweed: Ydict kirar; Y:Watsn gir'ar


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