English Explanatory Dictionary

Austroasiatic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of the Austroasiatic languages, a major language family spoken in parts of Southeast Asia, India and the Nicobar Islands.
  2. Australasian.

Pronunciation

/ˌɔːstɹəʊˌeɪʒiˈætɪk/ /ˌɔstɹoʊˌeɪʒiˈætɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Austroasiatic.wav

Word forms

Austroasiatic more Austroasiatic most Austroasiatic Austro-Asiatic

Etymology

Borrowed from German Austroasiatisch, austroasiatisch, coined by Wilhelm Schmidt, from Latin auster (“south”) + German asiatisch (“Asian”).

Derived words

Proto-Austroasiatic
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