"Austronesian" meaning in English

See Austronesian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌɔːs.tɹoʊˈniː.ʒən/ Forms: more Austronesian [comparative], most Austronesian [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Austronesisch; coined by Wilhelm Schmidt. From Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + -ian. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Austronesisch}} German Austronesisch, {{af|en|austro-|νῆσος|-ian|lang1=la|lang2=grc|t1=southern|t2=island}} Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Austronesian (comparative more Austronesian, superlative most Austronesian)
  1. Pertaining to the Austronesian language family. Categories (topical): Language families Derived forms: Austronesianist
    Sense id: en-Austronesian-en-adj-RUoFDAnm Disambiguation of Language families: 77 0 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Chinese translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Kapampangan translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scots translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 1 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 70 0 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 0 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 0 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 0 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 64 3 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Chinese translations: 81 0 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 77 2 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 79 0 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 71 0 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 66 3 30 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 76 4 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 63 3 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Kapampangan translations: 64 3 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 62 3 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 64 3 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 81 1 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 63 3 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 81 0 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Scots translations: 70 3 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 83 0 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 64 3 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 80 0 20
  2. Of or pertaining to Austronesia. Translations (of or pertaining to Austronesia): austronèsic (Catalan), 南島 /南岛 (Nándǎo) (Chinese), austronesisk (Danish), Austronesisch (Dutch), aŭstronezia (Esperanto), austronesialainen (Finnish), austronesisch (German), Astrainéiseach (Irish), Awstronesyu (Kapampangan), Austronesiu (Kapampangan), Austronesia (Malay), austronesisk (Norwegian Bokmål), austronesisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), austronésio (Portuguese), австронезийский (avstronezijskij) (Russian), Austronesie (Scots), austronesio (Spanish), Sampuluanin (Tagalog), Awstronesaidd (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Austronesian-en-adj-cvphleoc Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to Austronesia': 0 100

Noun

IPA: /ˌɔːs.tɹoʊˈniː.ʒən/ Forms: Austronesians [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Austronesisch; coined by Wilhelm Schmidt. From Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + -ian. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Austronesisch}} German Austronesisch, {{af|en|austro-|νῆσος|-ian|lang1=la|lang2=grc|t1=southern|t2=island}} Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Austronesian (plural Austronesians)
  1. A speaker of an Austronesian language, especially a member of the ancient maritime culture that spread Austronesian languages across the Pacific from Taiwan. Derived forms: Austronesia (english: back-formation)
    Sense id: en-Austronesian-en-noun-zPR~slJ4

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "Austronesisch"
      },
      "expansion": "German Austronesisch",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "austro-",
        "3": "νῆσος",
        "4": "-ian",
        "lang1": "la",
        "lang2": "grc",
        "t1": "southern",
        "t2": "island"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + -ian",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from German Austronesisch; coined by Wilhelm Schmidt. From Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + -ian.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more Austronesian",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most Austronesian",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Austronesian (comparative more Austronesian, superlative most Austronesian)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "58 1 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "70 0 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -ian",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "75 0 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "73 0 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "82 0 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "64 3 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Catalan translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "81 0 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Chinese translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "77 2 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Danish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "79 0 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Dutch translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "71 0 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Esperanto translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "66 3 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Finnish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "76 4 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with German translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "63 3 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Irish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "64 3 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Kapampangan translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "62 3 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Malay translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "64 3 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "81 1 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "63 3 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Portuguese translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "81 0 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Russian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "70 3 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Scots translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "83 0 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Spanish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "64 3 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Tagalog translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "80 0 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Welsh translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "77 0 23",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Language families",
          "orig": "en:Language families",
          "parents": [
            "Language",
            "Names",
            "Communication",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "Austronesianist"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "an Austronesian language"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pertaining to the Austronesian language family."
      ],
      "id": "en-Austronesian-en-adj-RUoFDAnm"
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2022 August 6, Tyson Lu, Sean Lin, “Taitung university launches doctoral program on Austronesian studies”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 2022-08-06, Culture:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of or pertaining to Austronesia."
      ],
      "id": "en-Austronesian-en-adj-cvphleoc",
      "links": [
        [
          "Austronesia",
          "Austronesia"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
          "word": "austronèsic"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "zh",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "Nándǎo",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
          "word": "南島 /南岛"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
          "word": "austronesisk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
          "word": "Austronesisch"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
          "word": "aŭstronezia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
          "word": "austronesialainen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
          "word": "austronesisch"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
          "word": "Astrainéiseach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "pam",
          "lang": "Kapampangan",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
          "word": "Awstronesyu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "pam",
          "lang": "Kapampangan",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
          "word": "Austronesiu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
          "word": "Austronesia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
          "word": "austronesisk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
          "word": "austronesisk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
          "word": "austronésio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "avstronezijskij",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
          "word": "австронезийский"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "sco",
          "lang": "Scots",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
          "word": "Austronesie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
          "word": "austronesio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
          "word": "Sampuluanin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
          "word": "Awstronesaidd"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɔːs.tɹoʊˈniː.ʒən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Austronesian"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "Austronesisch"
      },
      "expansion": "German Austronesisch",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "austro-",
        "3": "νῆσος",
        "4": "-ian",
        "lang1": "la",
        "lang2": "grc",
        "t1": "southern",
        "t2": "island"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + -ian",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from German Austronesisch; coined by Wilhelm Schmidt. From Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + -ian.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Austronesians",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Austronesian (plural Austronesians)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "back-formation",
          "word": "Austronesia"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A speaker of an Austronesian language, especially a member of the ancient maritime culture that spread Austronesian languages across the Pacific from Taiwan."
      ],
      "id": "en-Austronesian-en-noun-zPR~slJ4",
      "links": [
        [
          "speaker",
          "speaker"
        ],
        [
          "language",
          "language"
        ],
        [
          "member",
          "member"
        ],
        [
          "ancient",
          "ancient"
        ],
        [
          "maritime",
          "maritime"
        ],
        [
          "culture",
          "culture"
        ],
        [
          "Pacific",
          "Pacific"
        ],
        [
          "Taiwan",
          "Taiwan"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɔːs.tɹoʊˈniː.ʒən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Austronesian"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from German",
    "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "English terms derived from German",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms suffixed with -ian",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Chinese translations",
    "Terms with Danish translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Kapampangan translations",
    "Terms with Malay translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Scots translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Tagalog translations",
    "Terms with Welsh translations",
    "en:Language families"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Austronesianist"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "Austronesisch"
      },
      "expansion": "German Austronesisch",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "austro-",
        "3": "νῆσος",
        "4": "-ian",
        "lang1": "la",
        "lang2": "grc",
        "t1": "southern",
        "t2": "island"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + -ian",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from German Austronesisch; coined by Wilhelm Schmidt. From Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + -ian.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more Austronesian",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most Austronesian",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Austronesian (comparative more Austronesian, superlative most Austronesian)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "an Austronesian language"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pertaining to the Austronesian language family."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2022 August 6, Tyson Lu, Sean Lin, “Taitung university launches doctoral program on Austronesian studies”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 2022-08-06, Culture:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of or pertaining to Austronesia."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Austronesia",
          "Austronesia"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɔːs.tɹoʊˈniː.ʒən/"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
      "word": "austronèsic"
    },
    {
      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "Nándǎo",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
      "word": "南島 /南岛"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
      "word": "austronesisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
      "word": "Austronesisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
      "word": "aŭstronezia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
      "word": "austronesialainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
      "word": "austronesisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
      "word": "Astrainéiseach"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
      "word": "Awstronesyu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
      "word": "Austronesiu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
      "word": "Austronesia"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
      "word": "austronesisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
      "word": "austronesisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
      "word": "austronésio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "avstronezijskij",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
      "word": "австронезийский"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
      "word": "Austronesie"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
      "word": "austronesio"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
      "word": "Sampuluanin"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to Austronesia",
      "word": "Awstronesaidd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Austronesian"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from German",
    "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "English terms derived from German",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms suffixed with -ian",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Chinese translations",
    "Terms with Danish translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Kapampangan translations",
    "Terms with Malay translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Scots translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Tagalog translations",
    "Terms with Welsh translations",
    "en:Language families"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "back-formation",
      "word": "Austronesia"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "Austronesisch"
      },
      "expansion": "German Austronesisch",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "austro-",
        "3": "νῆσος",
        "4": "-ian",
        "lang1": "la",
        "lang2": "grc",
        "t1": "southern",
        "t2": "island"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + -ian",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from German Austronesisch; coined by Wilhelm Schmidt. From Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + -ian.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Austronesians",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Austronesian (plural Austronesians)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A speaker of an Austronesian language, especially a member of the ancient maritime culture that spread Austronesian languages across the Pacific from Taiwan."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "speaker",
          "speaker"
        ],
        [
          "language",
          "language"
        ],
        [
          "member",
          "member"
        ],
        [
          "ancient",
          "ancient"
        ],
        [
          "maritime",
          "maritime"
        ],
        [
          "culture",
          "culture"
        ],
        [
          "Pacific",
          "Pacific"
        ],
        [
          "Taiwan",
          "Taiwan"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɔːs.tɹoʊˈniː.ʒən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Austronesian"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Austronesian meaning in English (7.4kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-08 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-01 using wiktextract (9a96ef4 and 4ed51a5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.