Etymology[]
Back-formation from Austronesian (from Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + -ia).
Pronunciation[]
IPA(key): /ˌɒs.tɹəˈniː.ʒə/
Proper noun[]
Austronesia
- Those areas of the world, mostly in Southeast Asia and the Pacific but also including Madagascar, that are inhabited by speakers of Austronesian languages.
Meronyms[]
- Maritime Southeast Asia
- Melanesia
- Micronesia
- Polynesia
Related terms[]
Translations[]
- Arabic: أُسْتْرُونِيزِيَا
- Catalan: Austronèsia
- Chinese:
- Cantonese:南島; naam4 dou2
- Mandarin: 南島; Nándǎo
- Min Nan: 南島 Lâm-tó
- Finnish: Austronesia
- French: Austronésie
- Georgian:ავსტრონეზია
- Irish: Astrainéis
- Japanese: オーストロネシア; Ōsutoroneshia
- Korean: ^오스트로네시아
- Malay: Austronesia
- Persian: آسترونزی; âstronezi
- Portuguese: Austronésia
- Russian: Австронезия
- Serbo-Croatian: Аустронезија, Austronezija
- Tagalog: Awstronesya, Austronesya