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单词 Quinkan
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Definition of Quinkan in English:

Quinkan

noun ˈkwɪŋkən
Australian
  • A spirit person depicted in rock paintings of northern Queensland.

    the Quinkan has two parts to his being: one good, one bad
    as modifier Quinkan art is outstanding in variety, quantity, and quality
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Apart from Split Rock Site, visitors can only visit the Quinkan rock art with a guide.
    • From the spooky appearance of Quinkan and his ghostly mate Gadja, guests move outdoors, down to a lakeside, where they become involved in a fire-making performance in a non-intimidating way.
    • A saucer-eyed Quinkan spirit man, with extended arms and body shimmering in tiny coloured lights, snatches the attention of the mix of tourist visitors.
    • Opening up parts of Queensland's Cape York to mining could devastate the famous Quinkan rock art.
    • The Quinkan rock art is found within 230,000 hectares of sandstone and depicts images from the Dreamtime.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Kuku-Yalanji (an Aboriginal language) guwin-gan 'ghost, spirit'.

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