tsunami
/(t)suːˈnɑːmi/ · noun
Meaning
- A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption; often a series of waves (a wave train).
- A large and generally unstoppable surge.
Etymology / origin
Borrowed from Japanese 津波 (tsunami), from 津 (tsu, “harbour”) + 波 (nami, “wave”).
- 津波(Japanese)→
- tsunami (English)
- Relations: bor
Related words
Descendant words
- ܨܘܢܡܝ(Assyrian Neo-Aramaic) (lbor)
- সুনামি(Bengali) (bor)
- tsunami(Cebuano) (bor)
- सुनामी(Hindi) (bor)
- tsunami(Norwegian Bokmål) (der)
- tsunami(Norwegian Nynorsk) (der)
- tsunami(Spanish) (bor)
- tsunami(Swahili) (bor)
- tsunami(Tagalog) (bor)
- சுனாமி(Tamil) (bor)
- цунами(Yakut) (cog)
- sunami(Yoruba) (bor)
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