Bundjalung Dictionary

English: flower
Bundjalung: budjarbiny, budjarbin(y)
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words: gunang budjarbiny 'small intestines' (Y:Allen   Y:Watsn)  
With same English translation:   galuhl   jalngay bahram   mandang   ngagam-ngagam   wangara   wudjarbiny  
Category: plant
Comment: cf budjur 'soft' Wa, budjar 'love' Gd; JThomas spelling suggests an older form could have been bundjarbiny, although it is also possible oo was read as on; flower (daisy), green; ' sweet/ soft' + -bin(y). See also gunang budjarbiny 'small intestines' (Y:Allen, Y:Watsn).
Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Allen pujarbinn green; Y:Watsn pu'djerabin green; M:Liv bujarebin daisy; Tw:Curr:Bray budgerabin flower; Y:Hanln budjerabin flowers
South West: Wa:Crowl ; We:Gordn bujarbiny;
Condamine Upper Clarence: Gd:Geyt; Gd:Sc:JThomas UClarnce bondarrabin flowers;

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