ᎡᎳᏗᏝ

Cherokee

ᎡᎳᏗᏝ

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English Australia, with the first element being ᎡᎳᏗ (eladi, “down”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eladit͡ɬa/

Noun

ᎡᎳᏗᏝ • (eladitla)

1. Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Derived terms

• ᎡᎳᏗᏝ ᎬᎾ ᎤᏔᎾ (eladitla gvna utana, “emu”)