Austronesian

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Austronesisch; coined by Wilhelm Schmidt. From Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɔːs.tɹoʊˈniː.ʒən/

Adjective

Austronesian (comparative more Austronesian, superlative most Austronesian)

1. Pertaining to the Austronesian language family, as an Austronesian language.
2. Of or pertaining to Austronesia.

Derived terms

• Austronesianist

Translations

of or pertaining to Austronesia

• Danish: austronesisk
• Dutch: Austronesisch (nl)
• Esperanto: aŭstronezia
• Finnish: austronesialainen (fi)
• German: austronesisch (de)
• Kapampangan: Awstronesyu, Austronesiu
• Malay: Austronesia
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: austronesisk

  Nynorsk: austronesisk

• Scots: Austronesie
• Tagalog: Sampuluanin

Noun

Austronesian (plural Austronesians)

1. A speaker of an Austronesian language, especially a member of the ancient maritime culture that spread Austronesian languages across the Pacific from Taiwan.

Derived terms

• Austronesia (back-formation)

Further reading

• Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database
• “Austronesian”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• Austronesian languages on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• list of major and official Austronesian languages on Wikipedia.Wikipedia