It's a term Wiradjuri journalist Stan Grant used in a panel discussion about the legacy of the monarchy, during the ABC's coverage of King Charles III's coronation.
He used it again when he announced last week that he would be stepping away from hosting the public broadcaster's flagship Q+A program after enduring a torrent of "grotesque racist abuse", and while signing off from the show on Monday night.
But what does Yindyamarra mean?
What did Stan Grant say on Q+A?
Signing off from his Q+A hosting duties "for a while", Grant said he wasn’t stepping away because of racism or social media hatred, but because he needed a break from the media.
"Too often we are the poison in the bloodstream of our society," he said on Monday night.
"I fear the media does not have the love or the language to speak to the gentle spirits of our land.
"I feel like I'm part of the problem, and I need to ask myself how or if we can do it better."
Grant thanked those who had expressed support for him, as well as addressing those who had abused and threatened him and his family.
"If your aim was to hurt, well you've succeeded, and I'm sorry," he said.
"That's what Yindyamarra means. It means that I am not just responsible for what I do, but for what you do.
"It's not just a word, it is sacred. It is what it means to be Wiradjuri. It is the core of my being."
Rallies in support of Stan Grant were held on Monday outside ABC headquarters in Sydney and Melbourne. Source: AAP / Flavio Brancaleone
"You can come at me again - and I'll meet you with the love of my people," he said.
"Don't mistake our love for weakness, it is our strength. We have never stopped loving and fighting for justice and truth."
What does Yindyamarra mean?
Yindyamarra is a word from the language of the Wiradjuri people of central NSW — a language Grant's father Uncle Stan Grant Senior helped to revive.
While it's often translated to mean "respect", the veteran foreign correspondent said it's not quite that simple.
"In so many ways, it's a word that is beyond just translation to English because it is not just a word; it is an idea, it is a philosophy, it is a way of living, it is a way of being," he explained last year in a video for Charles Sturt University (CSU), where he is Vice Chancellor's Chair of Australian-Indigenous Belonging and the Founding Director of Yindyamarra Nguluway.
"Yindyamarra. Quietness, kindness, respect. Strength in that quietness, strength in that kindness, and strength in that respect."
Grant said there was no better idea than Yindymarra to "speak to the differences between us" and to help guide people through the challenges facing nation-building and democracy in Australia, and around the world.
"I would ask you to come on this journey of understanding and respect, to not shy away from those things that divide us, but look for ways that we can meet each other and see each other in each other, despite those divisions," he said.
"There is nothing more important, I think, in our world right now, than the question of whether we can live with all of our difference in peace."
The concept is also reflected in the ethos of CSU - "Yindyamarra Winhanganha" - which means "the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in".
