آسٹریلیا

Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • اَسٹریلِیا (asṭrelīyā)
  • اَوسٹریلِیا (ausṭreliyā)

Etymology

Borrowed from English Australia, from Latin terra austrālis incōgnita (unknown southern land), from Latin auster (the south wind).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /äːs.ʈɾeː.liː.äː/, [ˈäːs.ʈɾeː.ˌliː.jäː], [ˈäːs.ʈə̆.ɾeː.ˌliː.jäː]
  • Rhymes: -äː

Proper noun

آسْٹْریلِیا • (āsṭrelīyām (Gurmukhi spelling ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ)

  1. Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire)
  2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Urdu

Pronunciation

Proper noun

آسْٹْریلِیا • (āsṭreliyām (Hindi spelling ऑस्ट्रेलिया)

  1. Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire)
  2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)