ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਅਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ (asaṭrelīā)
• ਔਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ (ausaṭrelīā)

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

ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ • (āsaṭrelīā) m (Shahmukhi spelling آسٹریلیا)

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)

References

• “ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024, page ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ