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koola · Australian Aboriginal source (unidentified)
noun · Australian Aboriginal source (unidentified)
Transliteration: koola
the koala animal. The source gives koola, kulla and kula as variant Aboriginal names for the animal without identifying one donor language.
Date not yet researched — The inspected source names this form but does not supply an independent date for this stage.
Location not yet researched — The inspected lexical passage does not establish a defensible historical coordinate for this stage.
koala: The source preserves an unidentified Aboriginal source tradition rather than assigning a modern language without evidence. Entry — etymology paragraph
koala · English
noun · English
Transliteration: koala
the Australian marsupial. English koala names the Australian marsupial.
1808 · English animal name — The source dates the English record to 1808.
Location not yet researched — The inspected lexical passage does not establish a defensible historical coordinate for this stage.
koala: The source preserves an unidentified Aboriginal source tradition rather than assigning a modern language without evidence. Entry — etymology paragraph
koola → koala: borrowing, qualified. The Aboriginal source tradition is clear, but the precise donor language is not identified by the inspected passage. Entry — etymology paragraph