Austro-tai
//ˈɔstɹoʊˌtaɪ// adj, name
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Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to that language family. not-comparable
"The paper contained some newly-proposed Austro-Tai etymons."
Proper Noun
- 1 A proposed language family comprising the Austronesian and Kra-Dai/Tai-Kadai families.
"She thinks the evidence for Austro-Tai is more convincing than for Dene-Yeniseian."
Example
More examples"She thinks the evidence for Austro-Tai is more convincing than for Dene-Yeniseian."
Etymology
From the names of the component Austro(nesian) and Tai(-Kadai) families; coined by Paul K. Benedict in 1966, referring to his 1942 proposal of the family.
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