ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
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]
- Hyphenation: ਆਸ‧ਟ੍ਰੇ‧ਲੀ‧ਆ
- Rhymes: -äː
Proper noun
ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ • (āsaṭrelīā) m (Shahmukhi spelling آسٹریلیا)
- 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)
References
- “ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025