Austroasiatic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌɔstɹoʊˌeɪʒiˈætɪk/ (General-American)
- /ˌɔːstɹəʊˌeɪʒiˈætɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Borrowed from German Austroasiatisch, austroasiatisch, coined by Wilhelm Schmidt, from Latin auster (“south”) + German asiatisch (“Asian”).
Meanings
- Of the Austroasiatic languages, a major language family spoken in parts of Southeast Asia, India and the Nicobar Islands.
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Australasian.
This haemoglobin variant emerged in an Austroasiatic people and subsequently diffused throughout southeast Asia and then to other places.
1987, Bhuban Mohan Das, The Peoples of Assam, page 168:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most Austroasiatic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more Austroasiatic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| Austro-Asiatic | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Austroasiaticist · Proto-Austroasiatic
Translations (11)
da austroasiatisk (Translations) · vi Nam Á (Translations) · cmn 南亞語系 /南亚语系 (Translations) · sv austroasiatisk (Translations) · pt austro-asiático (Translations) · ru австроазиатский (Translations) · fr austroasiatique (Translations) · de austroasiatisch (Translations) · nl Austroaziatisch (Translations) · fi austroaasialainen (Translations) · it austroasiatico (Translations)