The word "wollunqua" is an Australian Aboriginal language term, commonly used in the Warlpiri language group. It is pronounced as "wɒluŋkwə" in IPA phonetic transcription, where the first syllable takes the stress. The spelling of this word corresponds to its pronunciation, where "w" is pronounced as "w", "o" is pronounced as "ɒ", "u" as "u", "l" as "l", "n" as "ŋ", "q" as "kw" and "a" as "ə". The term generally refers to a prominent hill or mountain in the region.