Meanings
comparative more Austronesian · superlative most Austronesian
- Pertaining to the Austronesian language family.
an Austronesian language
- Of or pertaining to Austronesia.
1 more example
Taitung County, with seven Indigenous peoples of Austronesian descent -- Amis, Paiwan, Bunun, Rukai, Pinuyumayan (also known as the Puyuma), Yami (also known as the Tao), and Kavalan -- is the most diverse region in Taiwan in terms of Austronesian culture, offering students a chance to apply their research to real-world scenarios and engage in intimate observations of how indigenous groups grapple with the challenges of modern times, Chen said.
2022 August 6, Tyson Lu, Sean Lin, “Taitung university launches doctoral program on Austronesian studies”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2022, Culture
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- GermanAustronesisch
- EnglishAustronesian
Borrowed from German Austronesisch; coined by Wilhelm Schmidt. From Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + -ian.
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Catalan austronèsic
- austronèsicof or pertaining to Austronesia
Chinese 南島 /南岛
- 南島 /南岛 (Nándǎo)of or pertaining to Austronesia
Czech austronéský
- austronéskýof or pertaining to Austronesia
Danish austronesisk
- austronesiskof or pertaining to Austronesia
Dutch Austronesisch
- Austronesischof or pertaining to Austronesia
Esperanto aŭstronezia
- aŭstroneziaof or pertaining to Austronesia
Finnish austronesialainen
- austronesialainenof or pertaining to Austronesia
German austronesisch
- austronesischof or pertaining to Austronesia
Irish Astrainéiseach
- Astrainéiseachof or pertaining to Austronesia
Malay Austronesia
- Austronesiaof or pertaining to Austronesia
Norwegian Bokmål austronesisk
- austronesiskof or pertaining to Austronesia
Portuguese austronésio
- austronésioof or pertaining to Austronesia
Russian а̀встронези́йский
- а̀встронези́йский (àvstronezíjskij)of or pertaining to Austronesia
Slovak austronézsky
- austronézskyof or pertaining to Austronesia
Spanish austronesio
- austronesioof or pertaining to Austronesia
Tagalog Austronesian
- Austronesianof or pertaining to Austronesia
Welsh Awstronesaidd
- Awstronesaiddof or pertaining to Austronesia
Cite this entry
Austronesian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Austronesian
“Austronesian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Austronesian. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Austronesian,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Austronesian.
Source: Austronesian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.