"gurrnki" meaning in All languages combined

See gurrnki on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: gurrnkis [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gurrnki (plural gurrnkis)
  1. (Australian Aboriginal) A ghost. Synonyms: gungki
    Sense id: en-gurrnki-en-noun-M4EDrR8T Categories (other): Australian Aboriginal English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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        {
          "text": "1993, E. Crawford, Over my Tracks\nI tell you what, the first time we saw the nuns with their habits, we thought they were gurrnkis (ghosts)."
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