Nyungar Language Group: Koreng

Nyungar Placename

Landgate Display Name

Landgate Database
Feature Class

Interpretation

Pingrup broken into its segments as Pingr or

ping or

pinjar or

binjer or

benjer

all mean swamp or lake or swamp country linked to 'ing'. And 'in' is short for 'nyin' or 'ngi' etc., meaning situated, sat, sit down here, stay at this location or here. And 'up' means place site or loaction of. 

Therefore Pingarning means the place or site, or situated here – stay at this location, for here in this place are the swamp/s, or lake/s.