English

Alternative spellings
cooey

Etymology
From Dharuk. language guuu-wi adopted into English by white settlers in Australia from 1790.

References
rfc-level|References at L4+ not in L3 POS section
w:R. M. W. Dixon|R. M. W. Dixon, Australian Aboriginal Words'', Oxford University Press, 1990, ISBN 0-19-553099-3, page 208.

Pronunciation
enPR|ko�o'�, IPA|/�ku�i�/, SAMPA|/"ku:i:/

Noun
en-noun

1. context|Australian|colloquial A long, loud call used to attract attention when at a distance, mainly done in the Australian bush.

Verb
en-verb|cooee|d

1. context|intransitive|Australian|colloquial To make such a call.

Interjection
en-intj

1. informal Used to attract someone's attention.

#:Cooee! I'm over here!

Synonyms
ahoy! (nautical)
hey!
oi! (impolite)
yoohoo!

et:cooee
ru:cooee
zh:cooee

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