Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

austroasiatic

/ˌɔstɹoʊˌeɪʒiˈætɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: aus-troasi-at-ic
IPA: /ˌɔstɹoʊˌeɪʒiˈætɪk/

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

adj

Example Sentences

"This haemoglobin variant emerged in an Austroasiatic people and subsequently diffused throughout southeast Asia and then to other places."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Austroasiatisch

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɔstɹoʊˌeɪʒiˈætɪk/
British English: /ˌɔːstɹəʊˌeɪʒiˈætɪk/

Inflected Forms

more Austroasiatic (comparative) most Austroasiatic (superlative) Austro-Asiatic (alternative)

Derived Forms

Austroasiaticist

Phrases

Proto-Austroasiatic

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce austroasiatic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɔstɹoʊˌeɪʒiˈætɪk/.
What does austroasiatic mean?: Of the Austroasiatic languages, a major language family spoken in parts of Southeast Asia, India and the Nicobar Islands.
Where does austroasiatic come from?: It is traced to German.

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