tsunami

tsunami

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English

Alternative forms

  • sunami (nonstandard)

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 津(つ)波(なみ) (tsunami), from 津 (tsu, “harbour”) +‎ 波 (nami, “wave”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /(t)suːˈnɑːmi/; enPR: (t)so͞o-nä'mi
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /(t)suˈnæmi/, /(t)suˈnɑmi/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːmi

Noun

tsunami (plural tsunami or tsunamis)

  1. 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).
  2. (figurative) A large and generally unstoppable surge.

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:tsunami.

Synonyms

  • seismic sea wave
  • tidal wave (usage conflict)

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • earthquake
  • flood
  • natural disaster
  • seaquake
  • seiche
  • tidal wave
  • tsunami earthquake
  • waterquake

Further reading

  • tsunami on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • tsunami on Wikiversity.Wikiversity
  • Category:tsunami on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

  • Mustain, Natsumi, manitus, santimu, utinams

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English tsunami, borrowed from Japanese 津波(つなみ) (tsunami), from 津 (tsu, “harbor”) +‎ 波 (nami, “wave”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tsu‧na‧mi
  • IPA(key): /tsuˈnami/ [t̪s̪ʊˈn̪a.mɪ]

Noun

tsunami

  1. tsunami

Czech

Alternative forms

  • cunami

Etymology

Derived from Japanese.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sunamɪ]
  • Hyphenation: tsu‧na‧mi

Noun

tsunami f (indeclinable)

  1. tsunami

Further reading

  • “tsunami”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 津波.

Noun

tsunami

  1. tsunami

Declension

Dutch

Etymology

From Japanese 津波.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsuˈnaːmi/

Noun

tsunami m (plural tsunami's, diminutive tsunamietje n)

  1. tsunami

Hypernyms

  • vloedgolf

Finnish

Etymology

From Japanese 津波.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsunɑmi/, [ˈts̠unɑ̝mi]
  • Rhymes: -unɑmi
  • Hyphenation(key): tsu‧na‧mi

Noun

tsunami

  1. tsunami

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “tsunami”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

  • minusta, mitsuna, muistan, mustina

French

Etymology

From Japanese 津波 / 津浪 (つなみ, tsunami, “harbour wave”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsy.na.mi/, /tsu.na.mi/

Noun

tsunami m (plural tsunamis)

  1. tsunami

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “tsunami”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 津波(つなみ) (tsunami, “tsunami, tidal wave, tidal bore”), from 津 (tsu, “harbor”) +‎ 波 (nami, “wave”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /su.na.mi/, /tsu.na.mi/
  • Hyphenation: tsu‧na‧mi

Noun

tsunami (first-person possessive tsunamiku, second-person possessive tsunamimu, third-person possessive tsunaminya)

  1. tsunami: a very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption. Tsunami are usually a series of waves, or wave train.
    Synonym: semong

Further reading

  • “tsunami” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 津波(つなみ) (tsunami).

Noun

tsunami m (invariable)

  1. tsunami

Japanese

Romanization

tsunami

  1. Rōmaji transcription of つなみ

Malay

Etymology

From Japanese 津波.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sunami/, /tsunami/

Noun

tsunami (Jawi spelling تسونامي, plural tsunami-tsunami, informal 1st possessive tsunamiku, 2nd possessive tsunamimu, 3rd possessive tsunaminya)

  1. tsunami.

Further reading

  • “tsunami” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Japanese 津波 (tsunami), via English tsunami.

Noun

tsunami m (definite singular tsunamien, indefinite plural tsunamier, definite plural tsunamiene)

  1. a tsunami

References

  • “tsunami” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • “tsunami” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Japanese 津波 (tsunami), via English tsunami.

Noun

tsunami m (definite singular tsunamien, indefinite plural tsunamiar, definite plural tsunamiane)

  1. a tsunami

References

  • “tsunami” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English tsunami.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsuˈna.mi/
  • Rhymes: -ami
  • Syllabification: tsu‧na‧mi

Noun

tsunami n (indeclinable)

  1. (oceanography) tsunami (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))
    Hypernym: fala
  2. (figurative) tsunami (violent event that changes or completely shatters the previous state of something)
    Synonym: tornado
  3. (figurative) tsunami, flood (appearance of some emotion, behavior, or phenomenon in large quantities or in high intensity) [with genitive]
    Synonyms: natłok, tornado
  4. (figurative) tsunami, flood (huge number of people gathered in some place and moving to somewhere) [with genitive]
    Hypernym: fala

Further reading

  • tsunami in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • tsunami in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • tsunami in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese, 津波(つなみ) (tsunami).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tsu‧na‧mi

Noun

tsunami m (plural tsunamis)

  1. Alternative spelling of tsunâmi

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • sunami

Etymology

Borrowed from English tsunami, from Japanese 津波 (tsunami, “harbour wave”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suˈnami/ [suˈna.mi], /tsuˈnami/ [t̪suˈna.mi]
  • Rhymes: -ami
  • Syllabification: tsu‧na‧mi

Noun

tsunami m (plural tsunamis)

  1. tsunami

Usage notes

Although maremoto and tsunami are sometimes used as synonyms, maremoto refers to the agitation of seawater due to an underwater earthquake (a seaquake) and tsunami refers to the great waves caused by said phenomenon.

Both tsunami and sunami are considered correct spellings by the Royal Spanish Academy, but tsunami is preferred and far more common.

See also

References

Further reading

  • “tsunami”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English tsunami, from Japanese 津波 (tsunami).

Pronunciation

Noun

tsunami (n class, plural tsunami)

  1. tsunami (very large and destructive wave)
  2. tsunami (large and generally unstoppable surge)

Swedish

Etymology

From Japanese.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(t)sʉːˈnɑːmɪ/, /(t)sɵˈnɑːmɪ/

Noun

tsunami c

  1. tsunami

Declension

Derived terms

  • tsunamivåg

References

  • tsunami in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • tsunami in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • tsunami in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English tsunami, from Japanese 津波(つなみ) (tsunami), from 津 (tsu, “harbor”) +‎ 波 (nami, “wave”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /t͡suˈnami/ [t͡sʊˈn̪aː.mɪ], /t͡ʃuˈnami/ [t͡ʃʊˈn̪aː.mɪ]
    • IPA(key): (no yod coalescence) /tsuˈnami/ [t̪sʊˈn̪aː.mɪ]
  • Rhymes: -ami
  • Syllabification: tsu‧na‧mi

Noun

tsunami (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜈᜋᜒ)

  1. tsunami

Further reading

  • “tsunami”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

  • suminta

Turkish

Etymology

From Japanese 津波 (tsunami), from 津 (tsu, “harbor”) +‎ 波 (nami, “wave”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t(u).su.ˈnɑ.mi/
  • Hyphenation: tsu‧na‧mi

Noun

tsunami (definite accusative tsunamiyi, plural tsunamiler)

  1. a tsunami; a very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption

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