noun

probably comes from murdla dried up.

Eglinton 1986 suggests a literal meaning of sand and water: muru sand + awi, from gawi water.

- location given as Section 56 H, Hundred of Parawurlie. (Egginton/Tindale)- may be the source of the English name Orrie Cowie or perhaps Onegowie.- Johnson/Tindale suggest a literal meaning of Wattle Springs, from mura (a type of wattle) + gawi water.

although this word is only found in recent sources for Nharangga, it is clearly an old word in related languages, so it may have been in old Nharangga as well.

- this word does not appear in the Nharangga wordlists, but a general history of the area (source unknown) claims that it comes from the Aboriginal name for the spring.- the name Moonta is said to be derived from this word.- Eglinton 1986 suggests a literal meaning of land of impenetrable scrub. This does not match the words in Nharangga sources. It could be a description of the place, rather than the literal meaning of the word.

- Muldaabi is an ancestor who figures in Dreaming stories across South Australia.- some people avoid saying this name, to avert bad luck.sometimes the word was used to mean the Ilara or little people, because they were strange and kept to themselves.- the idea of Muldaabi is used to frighten children.