"Austral" ba kalma ce mai ma'anar ƙamus a kanta ba. Yawancin lokaci ana amfani da shi azaman prefix ko sifa don nufin wani abu da ke da alaƙa da yankin kudanci ko Ostiraliya, kamar yadda yake a cikin "Australasia" ko "Australians".
Duk da haka, akwai kalmar "Austral" a cikin harshen Faransanci. wanda ke nufin "Southern" a turance.