Definition
Relating to or characteristic of the south or southern regions, particularly in linguistic or geographical contexts.
Etymology
From Latin australis meaning 'southern' (from auster, 'south wind'), combined with the -ic suffix. This scholarly term emerged in 19th-century comparative linguistics.
Kelly Says
Linguists created this word to classify language families across the Southern Hemisphere, particularly connecting diverse Aboriginal languages through this single root—it's like finding a hidden family reunion across continents.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Aussie እንቁላል
aw-see een-kwe-laal
ARالعربية
أستروني
as-ter-o-nee
CACatalà
austric
aw-streek
CSČeština
austrický
aw-streek-ee
DADansk
austric
aw-streek
DEDeutsch
austrisch
ow-streek
ELΕλληνικά
Αυστρικός
aw-streek-os
ESEspañol
austrico
aw-streek-oh
FAفارسی
استرالیایی
es-tra-lee-ee
FISuomi
austric
aw-streek
FRFrançais
austrique
aw-streek
HEעברית
אוסטרלי
os-tra-lee
HIहिन्दी
ऑस्ट्रिक
aw-streek
HUMagyar
austric
aw-streek
IDBahasa Indonesia
austric
aw-streek
ITItaliano
austrico
aw-streek-oh
JA日本語
オーストロイド語族
ow-su-tro-ido go-zoku
KKKK
аустразиялық
aw-stra-see-ya-lyq
KMKM
អាស្ត្រាល័រ៉ប
a-stra-la-rop
KO한국어
오스트릭어족
os-teurik eo-jok
MSBahasa Melayu
austric
aw-streek
MYမြန်မာ
အောက်စတြေးလီယ@
aw-kyet-shtray-lee-ya
NLNederlands
austrico
aw-streek-oh
NONorsk
austric
aw-streek
PLPolski
austryjski
aw-streek-skee
PTPortuguês
austrico
aw-streek-oh
RORomână
austric
aw-streek
RUРусский
австронезийский
avstro-neez-iys-kiy
SVSvenska
austric
aw-streek
SWKiswahili
austric
aw-streek
TAதமிழ்
ஆஸ்திரேலியா
aw-stra-le-ya
TEతెలుగు
ఆస్ట్రేలియా
aw-stra-le-ya
THไทย
ออสเตรเลีย
aw-stra-le-ya
TRTürkçe
austrik
aw-streek
UKУкраїнська
австронезійський
avstro-neez-iys-kiy
URاردو
اِسٹریلی
is-tra-lee
VITiếng Việt
austric
aw-streek
ZH中文
澳大利亚语系
ào dà lì yǔ xì