barramundi
English
Etymology
Likely from a Pama-Nyungan language. Said to be from a language spoken in the Rockhampton area in Queensland,[1] but this cannot be confirmed.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbæɹəˈmʌndi/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun
barramundi (plural barramundis)
- A diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes.
Synonyms
- Asian sea bass, begti
- For other English common names see barramundi at Fishbase
Translations
species of diadromous fish
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- For other translations ("common names") see barramundi at Fishbase
References
- Hiroyuki Yokose (2001), “Aboriginal Words in Australian English”, in Bulletin of Tokyo Kasei Gakuin Tsukuba Women's University, page 171
- R.M.W. Dixon (2006) Australian Aboriginal Words in English: Their Origin and Meaning, 2nd edition, page 90
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