ALL meanings of austro-asiatic
- noun austro-asiatic a hypothetical phylum or superfamily of languages consisting of Mon-Khmer and certain other languages of India and South-East Asia. Links with Malayo-Polynesian have also been suggested 3
- noun austro-asiatic a family of languages scattered widely throughout S Asia, including Mon, Khmer, Vietnamese, and the Munda languages of NE India 3
- adjective austro-asiatic designating or of this family of languages 3