mirrnyongn.

Brit.

/ˈməːnjɒŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmərnjɑŋ/, Australian English

/ˈmɜːnjɔŋ/

Forms: 1800s– mirnyong, 1800s– mirrnyong, 1900s– mirryn-yong.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably a borrowing from Woiwurrung. Etymon: Woiwurrung mirring.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; probably < Woiwurrung (Melbourne area, Victoria) mirring hole in the ground.

Australian. Now chiefly historical.

A mound of shells, ashes, and other debris accumulated in a place used by Australian Aboriginal people for cooking.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > refuse or rubbish > [noun] > domestic > heap of, prehistoric or indigenous

kitchen midden1861

shell-mound1863

midden1866

mirrnyong1878

shell-heap1882

mound1908

1878 R. B. Smyth Aborigines Victoria I. 238 (heading) Mirrnyongs, shell-mounds, and stone-shelters.

1878 R. B. Smyth Aborigines Victoria I. 239 The sites for Mirrn-yong heaps appear to have been chosen generally in localities near water.

1888 R. M. Johnston Syst. Acct. Geol. Tasmania 337 With the exception of..the ‘mirnyongs’, or native shell-mounds, along our coasts,..we have no other visible evidence of their former existence.

1964 Mod. Encycl. Austral. & N.Z. 666/1 Mirrnyong Heaps or Kitchen Middens, aboriginal cooking areas which have grown through thousands of years of use.

1969 D. J. Mulvaney Prehist. Austral. 168 Both the Western District and Riverina Plains were dotted with ‘mirrnyongs’ or ‘native ovens’.

1988 T. Low Wild Food Plants Austral. 52 In swamps by the Murray River the baking was done in big pits... The clay refuse..formed large mounds..which..survive today and are called, somewhat erroneously, ‘blackfellow's ovens’ or mirryn-yongs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mirrnyong
释义	mirrnyongn. Brit. /ˈməːnjɒŋ/, U.S. /ˈmərnjɑŋ/, Australian English /ˈmɜːnjɔŋ/ Forms: 1800s– mirnyong, 1800s– mirrnyong, 1900s– mirryn-yong. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably a borrowing from Woiwurrung. Etymon: Woiwurrung mirring. Etymology: Origin uncertain; probably < Woiwurrung (Melbourne area, Victoria) mirring hole in the ground. Australian. Now chiefly historical. A mound of shells, ashes, and other debris accumulated in a place used by Australian Aboriginal people for cooking. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > refuse or rubbish > [noun] > domestic > heap of, prehistoric or indigenous kitchen midden1861 shell-mound1863 midden1866 mirrnyong1878 shell-heap1882 mound1908 1878 R. B. Smyth Aborigines Victoria I. 238 (heading) Mirrnyongs, shell-mounds, and stone-shelters. 1878 R. B. Smyth Aborigines Victoria I. 239 The sites for Mirrn-yong heaps appear to have been chosen generally in localities near water. 1888 R. M. Johnston Syst. Acct. Geol. Tasmania 337 With the exception of..the ‘mirnyongs’, or native shell-mounds, along our coasts,..we have no other visible evidence of their former existence. 1964 Mod. Encycl. Austral. & N.Z. 666/1 Mirrnyong Heaps or Kitchen Middens, aboriginal cooking areas which have grown through thousands of years of use. 1969 D. J. Mulvaney Prehist. Austral. 168 Both the Western District and Riverina Plains were dotted with ‘mirrnyongs’ or ‘native ovens’. 1988 T. Low Wild Food Plants Austral. 52 In swamps by the Murray River the baking was done in big pits... The clay refuse..formed large mounds..which..survive today and are called, somewhat erroneously, ‘blackfellow's ovens’ or mirryn-yongs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1878
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