Formosan — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the Austronesian languages spoken on Formosa

of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹmɑːsən/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːmɒsən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːmɒsən/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹmɑːsən/.

Examples

the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Chinese Taiwanese

Parts of Speech

noun	the Austronesian languages spoken on Formosa
adjective	of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language “the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh”

Word Forms

Formosa

noun

an island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

Formose

les langues austronésiennes parlées à Formose

🇪🇸Spanish

formoso

las lenguas austronesias habladas en Formosa

🇮🇹Italian

formosa

le lingue austronesiane parlate a Formosa

🇳🇱Dutch

formosaans

de Austronesische talen die op Formosa worden gesproken

🇵🇹Portuguese

formosano

as línguas austronésias faladas em Formosa

🇷🇺Russian

формозан

австронезийские языки, на которых говорят на Формозе

India

🇧🇩Bengali

ফরমোসান

ফর্মোসাতে কথ্য অস্ট্রোনেশিয়ান ভাষা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஃபார்மோசன்

ஃபார்மோசாவில் பேசப்படும் ஆஸ்ட்ரோனேசிய மொழிகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫార్మోసాన్

ఫార్మోసాలో మాట్లాడే ఆస్ట్రోనేషియన్ భాషలు

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફોર્મોસન

ફોર્મોસા પર બોલાતી ઓસ્ટ્રોનેશિયન ભાષાઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫಾರ್ಮೋಸನ್

ಫಾರ್ಮೋಸಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತನಾಡುವ ಆಸ್ಟ್ರೋನೇಷಿಯನ್ ಭಾಷೆಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫോർമോസാൻ

ഫോർമോസയിൽ സംസാരിക്കുന്ന ഓസ്‌ട്രോണേഷ്യൻ ഭാഷകൾ

🇵🇰Urdu

فارموسان

فارموسا پر بولی جانے والی آسٹرونیشین زبانیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

福尔摩沙

福尔摩沙使用的南岛语系语言

🇯🇵Japanese

台湾人

フォルモサ島で話されているオーストロネシア諸語

🇰🇷Korean

포모사

포모사에서 사용되는 오스트로네시아어

🇹🇭Thai

ฟอร์โมซาน

ภาษาออสโตรนีเซียนที่พูดในฟอร์โมซา

🇮🇩Indonesian

formosa

bahasa Austronesia yang digunakan di Formosa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فورموسان

اللغات الأسترونيزية المستخدمة في فورموزا

🇮🇷Persian

فورموسان

زبان‌های استرونزیایی که در فورموسا صحبت می‌شود

🇮🇱Hebrew

פורמוסן

השפות האוסטרונזיות המדוברות בפורמוזה

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