thawun

== Gamilaraay == === Alternative forms === dhawun === Etymology === From Proto-Central New South Wales *dhagun, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *ta:ku. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /d̪awun/ === Noun === thawun earth, ground, dirt ==== Derived terms ==== thawunbaraay === References === Barry Alpher (2004), “Proto-Pama-Nyungan Etyma”, in Claire Bowern, Harold Koch, editors, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, Amsterdam: John Benjamins, →ISBN, section 5.1, pages 545–6 Peter Austin (1993) A Reference Grammar of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (Thesis)‎[1], Melbourne, Australia: La Trobe University, Department of Linguistics, →ISBN