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): /asᵊ.ˈʈɾeːl.li.jaː/

Proper noun

آسْٹْریلِیا • (āsṭrelīyā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ)

1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of 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)

1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)