Gundy
/ˈɡʌn.di/noun
An Australian name for a small freshwater fish, especially a gudgeon.
Did you know?English dictionaries record gundy as an Australian term, but standard etymological sources treat its Aboriginal-language origin as uncertain rather than assigning it a specific language.
Etymological Timeline
Before the 19th Century
Unknown Australian language
Unknown
“The proposed Indigenous source is not securely identified in surviving records.”
19th Century
Australian English
gundy
“A local name for a small freshwater fish.”
Late 19th Century
English
gundy
“Recorded in Australian English dictionaries and colonial usage.”
Modern English
English
gundy
“A regional Australian fish name, commonly glossed as a gudgeon.”