-tyirri-

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Meaning:

Navel, bladder, intestines, anything that is under pressure and leaks when you burst it (tyres, balloons, pimples, waterbags, etc.).
The noun root -tyirri- can occur inside the complex verb immediately before the verb root, where it can convey meanings ranging from literal to metaphorical.

Kurungurr Example:

Deyedirr yeniny tyirritu nginde.

The car tyre has punctured on me.

Kurungurr Example:

Wamanggal wunni tyirritu tye.

They were gutting wallabies.