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===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
* [[yarndi]]
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* yarndi
 
* nyandi
 
* nyandi
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|wrh|en}} {{term|nyaandi||thingamajig, what's-its-name|lang=wrh}}.
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From Wiradhuri nyaandi (“thingamajig, what's-its-name”).
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
{{en-noun|-}}
 
  
# {{context|Australian Aboriginal|lang=en}} [[marijuana|Marijuana]].
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yarndie (uncountable)
#* '''1984,''' L. Fogarty, ''Ngutji''
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#*: '''Yarndi''' = grass.
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(Australian Aboriginal) Marijuana.  
#* '''1990,''' Davis et al., ''Paperbark''
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#*: He made enough to ... keep himself in '''Nyandi''' (herb).
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#* '''1992,''' ''Today,'' Sept.
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#*: It’s just as well it doesn’t depend on our feelings. Good feelings just fade like '''Yarndi''' smoke.
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#* '''1992,''' R. L. Ginibi, ''Real Deadly''
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#*: Ya can’t work hard, drink, and some '''yarndie''' too!
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#* '''1993,''' ''Koori Mail,'' 10 Mar.
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#*: I drank and smoked '''yarndie''' for fourteen years.
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====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
 
* See also [[Wikisaurus:marijuana]]
 
* See also [[Wikisaurus:marijuana]]

Latest revision as of 06:27, 2 April 2015

English

Alternative forms

  • yarndi
  • nyandi

Etymology

From Wiradhuri nyaandi (“thingamajig, what's-its-name”).

Noun

yarndie (uncountable)

(Australian Aboriginal) Marijuana.


Synonyms