Warrigul
/ˈwɒr.ɪ.ɡəl/noun
An Australian Aboriginal term and English loanword referring to a dingo or other wild dog.
Did you know?Warrigul is a variant of warrigal, an early Australian English loanword recorded from Aboriginal languages including Dharug, though the precise source form and meaning vary across regions.
Etymological Timeline
Before European colonization
Dharug and neighboring Australian languages
warregal / warrigal
“A wild dog or dingo; exact forms and meanings varied regionally.”
Late 18th–Early 19th Century
Australian Aboriginal English
warrigal
“A name used by Aboriginal speakers for the dingo or wild dog.”
Early 19th Century
Colonial Australian English
warrigal
“A dingo, especially one regarded as wild or untamed.”
19th Century
Australian English
warragul / warrigul
“Regional or orthographic variants referring to a dingo or wild dog.”
Modern English
Australian English
warrigul
“A rare regional term for a dingo or wild dog.”