Austroasiatic


Aus·tro·a·si·at·ic

also Aus·tro-A·si·at·ic (ô′strō-ā′zhē-ăt′ĭk, -shē-, -zē-) n. A family of languages of southeast Asia once dominant in northeast India and Indochina, including Mon-Khmer and Munda.
Aus′tro·a′si·at′ic adj.

Aus•tro•a•si•at•ic

(ˌɔ stroʊˌeɪ ʒiˈæt ɪk, -ʃi-)

n. 1. a family of languages spoken in SE Asia and the lands around the Bay of Bengal, its branches including Mon-Khmer (including Vietnamese) and Munda. adj. 2. of or pertaining to Austroasiatic or its speakers. [1920–25]