tsunami
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Japanese 津波 (tsunami), from 津 (tsu, “harbour”) + 波 (nami, “wave”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /(t)suːˈnɑːmi/; enPR: (t)so͞o-nä'mi
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (Canada) IPA(key): /(t)suˈnæmi/, /(t)suˈnɑmi/
- Rhymes: -ɑːmi
Noun
edittsunami (plural tsunami or tsunamis)
- 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).
- (figurative) A large and generally unstoppable surge.
- 2009, John Bernard Kelly, An Accidental Atheist: A Memoir, Aquinine books, →ISBN, page 306:
- It seemed that what started out as a handful of isolated cases gradually turned into a tsunami of complaints.
- 2009, Marc Eliot, American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood, Crown Archetype, →ISBN, page 86:
- It set off a tsunami of debate among the more esoteric critics, who either loved it or hated it but could not ignore it.
- 2012, Demetra M. Pappas, The Euthanasia/Assisted-Suicide Debate, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 60:
- The next decade would culminate in a tsunami of legislation, civil litigation, and criminal prosecutions in which assisted suicide was both criminalized (as in Michigan) and decriminalized (as in Oregon).
- 2020 August 26, Nigel Harris, “Comment Special: Catastrophe at Carmont”, in Rail, page 4:
- The editor paid a heavy price - he was subsequently compelled to offer a grovelling and humiliating personal apology, following a tsunami of protest.
Quotations
edit- For quotations using this term, see Citations:tsunami.
Synonyms
edit- seismic sea wave
- tidal wave (usage conflict)
Derived terms
editTranslations
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See also
editFurther reading
edit- tsunami on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- tsunami on Wikiversity.Wikiversity
- Category:tsunami on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
editCebuano
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English tsunami, borrowed from Japanese 津波 (tsunami), from 津 (tsu, “harbor”) + 波 (nami, “wave”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittsunami
Czech
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittsunami f (indeclinable)
Further reading
edit- “tsunami”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
Danish
editEtymology
editNoun
edittsunami
Declension
editcommon gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | tsunami | tsunamien | tsunamier | tsunamierne |
genitive | tsunamis | tsunamiens | tsunamiers | tsunamiernes |
Dutch
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittsunami m (plural tsunami's, diminutive tsunamietje n)
Hypernyms
editFinnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittsunami
Declension
editInflection of tsunami (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | tsunami | tsunamit | |
genitive | tsunamin | tsunamien | |
partitive | tsunamia | tsunameja | |
illative | tsunamiin | tsunameihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | tsunami | tsunamit | |
accusative | nom. | tsunami | tsunamit |
gen. | tsunamin | ||
genitive | tsunamin | tsunamien | |
partitive | tsunamia | tsunameja | |
inessive | tsunamissa | tsunameissa | |
elative | tsunamista | tsunameista | |
illative | tsunamiin | tsunameihin | |
adessive | tsunamilla | tsunameilla | |
ablative | tsunamilta | tsunameilta | |
allative | tsunamille | tsunameille | |
essive | tsunamina | tsunameina | |
translative | tsunamiksi | tsunameiksi | |
abessive | tsunamitta | tsunameitta | |
instructive | — | tsunamein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “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
editFrench
editEtymology
editFrom Japanese 津波 / 津浪 (つなみ, tsunami, “harbour wave”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittsunami m (plural tsunamis)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “tsunami”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from Japanese 津波 (tsunami, “tsunami, tidal wave, tidal bore”), from 津 (tsu, “harbor”) + 波 (nami, “wave”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittsunami (plural tsunami-tsunami)
- 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
edit- “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
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Japanese 津波 (tsunami).
Noun
edittsunami m (invariable)
Japanese
editRomanization
edittsunami
Malay
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittsunami (Jawi spelling تسونامي, plural tsunami-tsunami, informal 1st possessive tsunamiku, 2nd possessive tsunamimu, 3rd possessive tsunaminya)
Further reading
edit- “tsunami” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Japanese 津波 (tsunami), via English tsunami.
Noun
edittsunami m (definite singular tsunamien, indefinite plural tsunamier, definite plural tsunamiene)
- a tsunami
References
editNorwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Japanese 津波 (tsunami), via English tsunami.
Noun
edittsunami m (definite singular tsunamien, indefinite plural tsunamiar, definite plural tsunamiane)
- a tsunami
References
edit- “tsunami” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English tsunami.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittsunami n (indeclinable)
- (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
- (figurative) tsunami (violent event that changes or completely shatters the previous state of something)
- Synonym: tornado
- (figurative) tsunami, flood (appearance of some emotion, behavior, or phenomenon in large quantities or in high intensity) [with genitive]
- (figurative) tsunami, flood (huge number of people gathered in some place and moving to somewhere) [with genitive]
- Hypernym: fala
Further reading
editPortuguese
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from Japanese, 津波 (tsunami).
Pronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: tsu‧na‧mi
Noun
edittsunami m (plural tsunamis)
- Alternative spelling of tsunâmi
Spanish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English tsunami, from Japanese 津波 (tsunami, “harbour wave”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittsunami m (plural tsunamis)
- tsunami
- 2001 [1999], Marco Cisternas V., transl., compiled by Brian F. Atwater et al., Sobreviviendo a un tsunami: lecciones de Chile, Hawai y Japón (U.S. Geological Survey Circular; 1218), translation of Surviving a Tsunami—Lessons From Chile, Hawaii, and Japan (in English), →ISBN, page 8:
- Durante el tsunami chileno de 1960, refugiarse en lugares altos y esperar allí salvó muchas vidas, no sólo en Chile, sino también en Onagawa, Japón […]. En este poblado, las destructivas olas […] alcanzaron alturas de hasta 4 metros.
- [original: Going to high ground and staying there helped save lives during the 1960 Chilean tsunami, not only in Chile but also in Onagawa, Japan […]. Damaging waves in Onagawa […] reached heights of 14 feet.]
Usage notes
editAlthough 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.[1]
Both tsunami and sunami are considered correct spellings by the Royal Spanish Academy, but tsunami is preferred and far more common.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “tsunami, mejor que sunami”, in FundéuRAE (Fundación del Español Urgente) [Foundation of Urgent Spanish] (in Spanish), Agencia EFE; Real Academia Española, 2011 April 2
Further reading
edit- “tsunami”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Swahili
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English tsunami, from Japanese 津波 (tsunami).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittsunami class IX (plural tsunami class X)
- tsunami (very large and destructive wave)
- 2023 February 7, “Haya ndio matetemeko matano makubwa zaidi kuwahi kutokea duniani”, in BBC News Swahili[2]:
- Tsunami iliyofuatia tetemeko la ardhi iliathiri nchi 14 za Asia Kusini na Afrika Mashariki.
- The tsunami that followed the earthquake affected 14 countries in South Asia and East Africa.
- tsunami (large and generally unstoppable surge)
- 2021 December 24, “Habari njema na mbaya kuhusu Omicron zina maana gani kwetu?”, in BBC News Swahili[3]:
- Dunia imepigwa na tsunami ya Omicron.
- The world is hit by an Omicron tsunami.
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Japanese.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittsunami c
Declension
editDerived terms
editReferences
editTagalog
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English tsunami, from Japanese 津波 (tsunami), from 津 (tsu, “harbor”) + 波 (nami, “wave”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /t͡ʃuˈnami/ [t͡ʃʊˈn̪aː.mɪ]
- Rhymes: -ami
- Syllabification: tsu‧na‧mi
Noun
edittsunami (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜈᜋᜒ)
Further reading
edit- “tsunami”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Anagrams
editTurkish
editEtymology
editFrom Japanese 津波 (tsunami), from 津 (tsu, “harbor”) + 波 (nami, “wave”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittsunami (definite accusative tsunamiyi, plural tsunamiler)
- 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
- English terms borrowed from Japanese
- English terms derived from Japanese
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɑːmi
- Rhymes:English/ɑːmi/3 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- English indeclinable nouns
- English terms with quotations
- English terms with initial /t͡s/
- en:Oceanography
- Cebuano terms borrowed from English
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- ceb:Oceanography
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- Czech indeclinable nouns
- Czech feminine nouns
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- Finnish 3-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/unɑmi
- Rhymes:Finnish/unɑmi/3 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
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- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Japanese
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from English
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- nb:Oceanography
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Japanese
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- nn:Oceanography
- Polish terms derived from Japanese
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- Rhymes:Polish/ami
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- Rhymes:Spanish/ami
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/ami
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