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 • (āsṭrelīyā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ)
- 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)
- (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)
Urdu
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɑːs.ʈɾeː.lɪ.jɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Proper noun
آسْٹْریلِیا • (āsṭreliyā) m (Hindi spelling ऑस्ट्रेलिया)
- 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)
- (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)