austronèsic

Catalan

Etymology

From German austronesisch, a 20th-century coinage compounded of Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”).

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /əws.tɾoˈnɛ.zik/

(Central) IPA^(key): /əws.tɾuˈnɛ.zik/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /aws.tɾoˈnɛ.zik/

Adjective

austronèsic (feminine austronèsica, masculine plural austronèsics, feminine plural austronèsiques)

Austronesian

Derived terms

Austronèsia (via backformation)

Further reading

“austronèsic” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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