English boomerang is compared with the recorded Turuwal or Dharawal form bou-mar-ang; early colonial spellings vary substantially.
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boomerang
an Aboriginal Australian throwing club; later, something that recoils on its originator
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedDharawal · Dharawal source candidate · throwing club candidatebou-mar-rang
returning boomerang; proposed source candidate
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An Aboriginal Australian returning-club name is proposed as the source of the English object word.
Early colonial borrowing in or south of the Sydney region.
Frederick D. McCarthy · Australian National Dictionary Centre
proposed — McCarthy assigns this form to Turuwal or Dharawal, while ANU says the exact source language remains uncertain.
reviewed
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Meanings and origins of Australian words and idioms — boomerangBoomerang section — exact language still uncertain
challengesAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Prevents the candidate edge from being upgraded into a definitive donor claim.
The Boomerangp. 343 — Turuwal bou-mar-ang
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the competing Dharawal or Turuwal candidate form.
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