bunyip

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈbʌnjɪp/

名詞

オーストラリア英語 廃用 俗語

(Australia) A mythical Australian monster, said to inhabit swamps and lagoons. / (Australia, slang, obsolete) An imposter or con-man.

日本語の意味

（オーストラリア神話の）沼や潟に住むとされる怪物 / （オーストラリアの俗語、旧式表現）詐欺師やニセ者

英語の意味

(Australia) A mythical Australian monster, said to inhabit swamps and lagoons. / (Australia, slang, obsolete) An imposter or con-man.

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The old fisherman swore he glimpsed a bunyip lurking among the reeds at dusk, its low cry echoing across the lagoon.

老漁師は、夕暮れに葦の間に潜んでいた、沼や潟に住むと言われるオーストラリアの伝説の怪物を目撃したと断言し、その低いうなり声が潟に響いた。

詳細

意味（1）

(Australia) A mythical Australian monster, said to inhabit swamps and lagoons.

The bunyip here was considered to have a magical power over humans, causing them considerable misfortune. Places where there were many eels tended to be where bunyips lived, as this was their food. On one occasion, Aboriginal people claimed that a bunyip lured a woman to her death by distracting her with a large catch of eels. It was considered extremely bad luck to kill or injure a bunyip.

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意味（2）

(Australia, slang, obsolete) An imposter or con-man.

bunyips （ plural ）