English Explanatory Dictionary

Austro-Tai

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A proposed language family comprising the Austronesian and Kra-Dai/Tai-Kadai families.
adj
  1. Pertaining to that language family.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒstɹəʊˌtaɪ/ /ˈɔːstɹəʊˌtaɪ/ /ˈɔstɹoʊˌtaɪ/ /ˈɑstɹoʊˌtaɪ/

Word forms

Austro-Tai Austro-Thai

Etymology

From the names of the component Austro(nesian) and Tai(-Kadai) families; coined by Paul K. Benedict in 1966, referring to his 1942 proposal of the family.

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