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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD YOWIE

From an Aboriginal word yuwi.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF YOWIE

yowie  [ˈjaʊɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YOWIE

noun
adjective
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conjunction
determiner
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Yowie is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES YOWIE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Yowie

Yowie is one of several names given to a mythical hominid reputed to live in the Australian wilderness. The creature has its roots in Aboriginal mythology. In parts of Queensland, they are known as quinkin, and as joogabinna, in parts of New South Wales they are called jurrawarra, myngawin, puttikan, gubba, doolaga, gulaga and thoolagal. Other names include yahoo, yaroma, noocoonah, wawee, pangkarlangu, jimbra and tjangara. As is the case with the North American Sasquatch, many people discount the existence of the yowie considering it more likely to be a combination of misidentification, folklore and hoax. Yowie-type creatures are common in Aboriginal Australian legends, particularly in the eastern Australian states. The yowie's characteristics and legend are sometimes interchangeable with those of the bunyip.

Definition of yowie in the English dictionary

The definition of yowie in the dictionary is a large legendary manlike or apelike creature, alleged to inhabit the Australian outback.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH YOWIE


Bowie
ˈbaʊɪ
cowy
ˈkaʊɪ
dowie
ˈdaʊɪ
Maui
ˈmaʊɪ
nowy
ˈnaʊɪ
rowie
ˈraʊɪ
sloughy
ˈslaʊɪ
zowie
ˈzaʊɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YOWIE

youth orchestra
youth programming
Youth Training Scheme
youth worker
youthen
youthful
youthfully
youthfulness
youthhood
youthless
youthly
youthquake
YouTube
yow
yowe
yowl
yowler
yowley
yowling

WORDS THAT END LIKE YOWIE

Basse-Normandie
blowie
chewie
cookie
deawie
die
hoodie
hottie
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jewie
lie
lingerie
Marie
movie
newie
pie
tawie
tie
towie
vie

Synonyms and antonyms of yowie in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «yowie» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YOWIE

Find out the translation of yowie to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of yowie from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «yowie» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

yowie
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yowie
570 millions of speakers

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510 millions of speakers

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380 millions of speakers
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280 millions of speakers

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278 millions of speakers

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yowie
260 millions of speakers

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yowie
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Yowie
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yowie
180 millions of speakers

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yowie
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Translator English - Korean

yowie
85 millions of speakers

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Yowie
85 millions of speakers
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yowie
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Yowie
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Yowie
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yowie
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Yowie
65 millions of speakers

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Yowie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Yowie
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

yowie
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

yowie
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

yowie
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

yowie
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Yowie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of yowie

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YOWIE»

The term «yowie» is regularly used and occupies the 59.883 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YOWIE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about yowie

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YOWIE»

Discover the use of yowie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to yowie and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Yowie: In Search of Australia's Bigfoot
The list of modern-day eyewitnesses includes zoologists, rangers, surveyors and members of the elite Special Air Service Regiment. This book chronicles the yowie saga from the pre-colonial era to the present day.
Tony Healy, Paul Cropper, 2006
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Yowie Country
The Yowie was quick to see the sudden movement, and I could see alarm in his expression as the ball rolled out of the hut. I whistled softly to get the children attention, and as soon as they recognised the whistle they turned, and seeing the  ...
Robin Freeman
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The Yarra Yowie
Geoff Barlow, John Cokley. yourself – to go in there, and do the thing discreetly.' ' What about the old journalistic instincts – the reporter's nose for a story?' Burke recalled the press baron's words at their first meeting. 'The duty to investigate, ...
Geoff Barlow, John Cokley, 2009
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Pictorial History Sutherland Shire
Yowie Bay, e19l6, from Yowie Bay Hold. 'Hie boatshed on the right stilt stands, while that just visible on left is possibly Blackwood's boatshed. Also on the left, on the opposite side of the Bay, opera lover Alfred Wunderlich's house, La Boheme,  ...
Pauline Curby, 2004
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Monumental Queensland: Signposts on a Cultural Landscape
'the concept of building a statue of a "Yowie" in Kilcoy to promote tourism in the town and district'.27 Shire chairman Ken Nunn, who seconded the original motion, said a few years later that the yowie 'put Kilcoy on the map all over Australia'.28 ...
Lisanne Gibson, Joanna Besley, 2004
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Haunted and Mysterious Australia
These stories cover a full range from poltergeist activity in tunnels beneath Sydney to ghost ships sailing crewless off the Kimberley Coast and ghostly goings on in Australia's gaols and historic penal settlements.
Tim the Yowie Man, Tim Bull, 2006
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The Mystery Chronicles: More Real-Life X-Files
The Mystery Chronicles examines more than three dozen intriguing mysteries. Nickell uses a hands-on approach and the scientific method to steer between the extremes of mystery mongering and debunking.
Joe Nickell, 2010
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Yowie
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Yowie is the term for an unidentified hominid reputed to lurk in the Australian wilderness. It is an Australian cryptid similar to the Himalayan Yeti and the North American Bigfoot.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Yowie Bay, New South Wales
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Yowie Bay is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Bunyips: Australia's Folklore of Fear
In this locality it is called Yah-hoo, and is described as having much resemblance in form to the human figure, but with frightening features.24 'Yahoo' and 'yowie' also became entrenched as a geographical term: Yahoo Peak in Victoria, Yahoo  ...
Robert Holden, Nicholas Holden, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YOWIE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term yowie is used in the context of the following news items.
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Yowie Group Ltd soars 15%: Is it a golden opportunity?
Shares of confectionary company, Yowie Group Ltd (ASX: YOW), have today jumped more than 15% on the back of an encouraging market update this morning. «Motley Fool Australia, Jun 15»
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Mulgowie Yowie file reopened
YOWIE HUNT ON: The Mulgowie Yowie has proven an elusive creature over the years but the QT is set to go hot on its trail once again. Contributed ... «The Queensland Times, Jun 15»
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Yowie set for monster US rollout
In case you weren't aware, a "yowie" is, Loxton says, a "mythical hobbit". "There are six Yowie characters and each is a guardian of the environment," he adds. «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
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Tim the Yowie Man launches new book In the Spirit of Banjo
Twenty one years later, on the eve of launching his third book, the former student and now Tim the Yowie Man says despite researching yowie reports back to ... «The Canberra Times, Feb 15»
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Yowie wins listings at major US supermarkets
Yowie Group has also won listings at 1,318 Safeway stores across the US. The brand will be carried at Safeway checkouts in Northern California, Washington, ... «ConfectioneryNews.com, Feb 15»
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Yowie set to wow with Walmart deal
Yowie, a chocolate treat encasing toy animals will go on sale at the world's biggest retailer Walmart, despite a US ban on sweets with embedded toys because of ... «The Australian, Feb 15»
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Batemans Bay yowie sighting an Australian first
Aboriginal communities are said to have known about and named the yowie prior to Cook and Phillip dropping anchor. It is believed that white man contact with ... «ABC Local, Dec 14»
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Channel Bear Grylls this summer with Tim the Yowie Man
Keen to challenge yourself this summer? Tim the Yowie Man channels his inner Bear Grylls without travelling far from home. «The Canberra Times, Dec 14»
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Yowie Group chocolates enter second large U.S. retail chain
An initial order has been received for delivery of 2 cases of Yowie per store, comprising 144 units, and has indicated the product is to be located in a high traffic ... «Proactive Investors Australia, Nov 14»
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New 'sightings' in Queensland of the mythical Yowie have sparked a …
Mr Harrison, who runs the Australia Yowie Research website devoted to proving its existence, said the duo was “not to be taken seriously by any researcher”. «Courier Mail, Oct 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Yowie [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/yowie>. Apr 2024 ».
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