Meanings
alternative South-East Asia · alternative South East Asia
- A geographic region of Asia, comprising the territories of Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Malay is the lingua franca of several Southeast Asia countries and has been simplified by its use as a second language by non-native speakers. For example, the Malay plural is formed by repeating a word twice – buku means book and buku-buku means books.
2021 April 25, John Malathronas, “Which languages are easiest – and most difficult – for native English speakers to learn?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2022Synonyms: Nanyang, Southeastern Asia, Farther India
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA geographic region of Asia, comprising the territories of Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Translations
Arabic جَنُوب شَرْق آسِيَا
- جَنُوب شَرْق آسِيَا (janūb šarq ʔāsiyā)a subregion of Asia
Bengali দক্ষিণ পূর্ব এশিয়া
- দক্ষিণ পূর্ব এশিয়া (dokkhin purbo eśiẏa)a subregion of Asia
Bulgarian Югоизто́чна А́зия
- Югоизто́чна А́зия (Jugoiztóčna Ázija)a subregion of Asia
Catalan Àsia Sud-oriental
- Àsia Sud-orientala subregion of Asia
Chinese Cantonese 東南亞 /东南亚
- 東南亞 /东南亚 (dung¹ naam⁴ aa³)a subregion of Asia
Chinese Mandarin 東南亞 /东南亚, 南洋
- 東南亞 /东南亚 (Dōngnán-Yà)a subregion of Asia
- 南洋 (Nányáng)a subregion of Asia
Czech Jihovýchodní Asie
- Jihovýchodní Asiea subregion of Asia
Danish Sydøstasien
- Sydøstasiena subregion of Asia
Dutch Zuidoost-Azië
- Zuidoost-Aziëa subregion of Asia
Esperanto Sud-Orienta Azio
- Sud-Orienta Azioa subregion of Asia
Estonian Kagu-Aasia
- Kagu-Aasiaa subregion of Asia
Finnish Kaakkois-Aasia
- Kaakkois-Aasiaa subregion of Asia
French Asie du Sud-Est, Asie sud-orientale
- Asie du Sud-Esta subregion of Asia
- Asie sud-orientalea subregion of Asia
German Südostasien
- Südostasiena subregion of Asia
Greek Νοτιοανατολική Ασία
- Νοτιοανατολική Ασία (Notioanatolikí Asía)a subregion of Asia
Hebrew דרום־מזרח אסיה
- דרום־מזרח אסיהa subregion of Asia
Hindi दक्षिणपूर्व एशिया
- दक्षिणपूर्व एशिया (dakṣiṇpūrv eśiyā)a subregion of Asia
Hungarian Délkelet-Ázsia
- Délkelet-Ázsiaa subregion of Asia
Icelandic Suðaustur-Asía
- Suðaustur-Asíaa subregion of Asia
Indonesian Asia Tenggara
- Asia Tenggaraa subregion of Asia
Italian Sud-est asiatico, Asia sudorientale
- Sud-est asiaticoa subregion of Asia
- Asia sudorientalea subregion of Asia
Japanese 東南アジア
- 東南アジア (Tōnan Ajia)a subregion of Asia
Korean 동남(東南)아시아, 동남아
- 동남(東南)아시아 (Dongnamasia)a subregion of Asia
- 동남아 (Dongnama)a subregion of Asia
Latvian Dienvidaustrumāzija
- Dienvidaustrumāzijaa subregion of Asia
Lithuanian Pietryčių Azija
- Pietryčių Azijaa subregion of Asia
Malay Asia Tenggara
- Asia Tenggaraa subregion of Asia
Norwegian Sørøst-Asia
- Sørøst-Asiaa subregion of Asia
Persian آسیای جنوب شرقی
- آسیای جنوب شرقی (âsiyâ-ye jonub-e šarġi)a subregion of Asia
Polish Azja Południowo-Wschodnia
- Azja Południowo-Wschodniaa subregion of Asia
Portuguese Sueste asiático, Sudeste asiático
- Sueste asiáticoa subregion of Asia
- Sudeste asiáticoa subregion of Asia
Romanian Asia de Sud-Est
- Asia de Sud-Esta subregion of Asia
Russian Ю́го-Восто́чная А́зия
- Ю́го-Восто́чная А́зия (Júgo-Vostóčnaja Ázija)a subregion of Asia
Slovak Juhovýchodná Ázia
- Juhovýchodná Áziaa subregion of Asia
Spanish Sureste Asiático, Asia Sudoriental
- Sureste Asiáticoa subregion of Asia
- Asia Sudorientala subregion of Asia
Swahili Asia ya Kusini-Mashariki
- Asia ya Kusini-Masharikia subregion of Asia
Swedish Sydostasien
- Sydostasiena subregion of Asia
Tagalog Timog-Silangang Asya
- Timog-Silangang Asyaa subregion of Asia
Tamil தென்கிழக்காசியா
- தென்கிழக்காசியா (teṉkiḻakkāciyā)a subregion of Asia
Thai เอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้, เอเชียอาคเนย์
- เอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ (ee-chiia-dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔk-chǐiang-dtâai)a subregion of Asia
- เอเชียอาคเนย์ (ee-chiia-aa-ká-nee)a subregion of Asia
- อุษาคเนย์ (ù-sǎa-ká-nee)a subregion of Asia
Turkish Güneydoğu Asya
- Güneydoğu Asyaa subregion of Asia
Ukrainian Південно-Східна Азія
- Південно-Східна Азія (Pivdenno-Sxidna Azija)a subregion of Asia
Urdu جنوب مشرقی ایشیا
- جنوب مشرقی ایشیاa subregion of Asia
Vietnamese Đông Nam Á
- Đông Nam Áa subregion of Asia
Cite this entry
Southeast Asia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southeast%20Asia
“Southeast Asia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southeast%20Asia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Southeast Asia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southeast%20Asia.
Source: Southeast Asia on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.