tsunami
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 津波 (tsunami), from 津 (tsu, “harbour”) + 波 (nami, “wave”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /(t)suːˈnɑːmi/; enPR: (t)so͞o-nä'mi
Audio (UK) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /(t)suˈnɑmi/; enPR: (t)so͞o-nä'mi;
- (Canada) IPA(key): /(t)suˈnæmi/, /(t)suˈnɑmi/
- Rhymes: -ɑːmi
Noun
tsunami (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. Tsunami are usually a series of waves, or 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.
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Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:tsunami.
Alternative forms
- sunami (nonstandard)
Synonyms
- seismic sea wave
- tidal wave (usage conflict)
Derived terms
- fog tsunami
- ice tsunami
- megatsunami
- meteotsunami
- meteotsunami
- teletsunami
- tsunameter
- tsunamic
- tsunamigenic
- tsunamilike
- tsunami wall
Translations
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See also
- earthquake
- flood
- natural disaster
- seaquake
- seiche
- tidal wave
- tsunami earthquake
- waterquake
Further reading
- tsunami on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- tsunami on Wikiversity.Wikiversity
- tsunami on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
- Mustain, Natsumi, manitus, santimu, utinams
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from English tsunami, borrowed from Japanese 津波 (tsunami), from 津 (tsu, “harbor”) + 波 (nami, “wave”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tsu‧na‧mi
- IPA(key): /tsuˈnami/, [t̪s̪ʊˈn̪a.mɪ]
Noun
tsunami
- tsunami
Czech
Alternative forms
- cunami
Etymology
From Japanese.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡sunamɪ]
- Hyphenation: tsu‧na‧mi
Noun
tsunami f
- tsunami
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | tsunami | tsunami |
genitive | tsunami | tsunami |
dative | tsunami | tsunami |
accusative | tsunami | tsunami |
vocative | tsunami | tsunami |
locative | tsunami | tsunami |
instrumental | tsunami | tsunami |
Further reading
- tsunami in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 津波.
Noun
tsunami
- tsunami
Declension
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | tsunami | tsunamien | tsunamier | tsunamierne |
genitive | tsunamis | tsunamiens | tsunamiers | tsunamiernes |
Dutch
Etymology
From Japanese 津波.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tsuˈnaːmi/
Audio (file)
Noun
tsunami m (plural tsunami's, diminutive tsunamietje n)
- tsunami
Hypernyms
- vloedgolf
Finnish
Etymology
From Japanese 津波.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtsunɑmi/, [ˈts̠unɑmi]
- Rhymes: -unɑmi
- Syllabification(key): tsu‧na‧mi
Noun
tsunami
- tsunami
Declension
Inflection 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 | |
instructive | — | tsunamein | |
abessive | tsunamitta | tsunameitta | |
comitative | — | tsunameineen |
Possessive forms of tsunami (type risti) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | tsunamini | tsunamimme |
2nd person | tsunamisi | tsunaminne |
3rd person | tsunaminsa |
Compounds
- tsunamiaalto
- tsunamivaara
- tsunamivaroitus
Anagrams
- minusta, mitsuna, muistan, mustina
French
Etymology
From Japanese 津波 / 津浪 (つなみ, tsunami, “harbour wave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tsu.na.mi/, /tsy.na.mi/
Audio (FR) (file) Audio (file)
Noun
tsunami m (plural tsunamis)
- tsunami
Derived terms
- mégatsunami
- météo-tsunami
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 (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)
- 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: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 津波 (tsunami), from 津 (tsu, “harbor”) + 波 (nami, “wave”).
Noun
tsunami m (invariable)
- tsunami
Japanese
Romanization
tsunami
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- a tsunami
References
- “tsunami” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 津波 / 津浪 (つなみ (tsunami)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tsuˈna.mi/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ami
- Syllabification: tsu‧na‧mi
Noun
tsunami n (indeclinable)
- tsunami
Further reading
- tsunami in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- tsunami in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- tsunâmi
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Japanese, 津波 (tsunami).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /tsuˈnɐ̃.mi/, /t͡ʃi.suˈnɐ̃.mi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tsuˈnɐ.me/, /t͡ʃi.suˈnɐ.me/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tsuˈnɐ.mi/
- Hyphenation: tsu‧na‧mi
Noun
tsunami m (plural tsunamis)
- tsunami (large, destructive wave)
- Synonym: maremoto
Spanish
Etymology
From English tsunami, from Japanese 津波 / 津浪 (つなみ, tsunami, “harbour wave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /suˈnami/ [suˈna.mi], /tsuˈnami/ [t̪suˈna.mi]
- Rhymes: -ami
- Syllabification: tsu‧na‧mi
Noun
tsunami m (plural tsunamis)
- tsunami
See also
- marejada
- maremoto
Further reading
- “tsunami”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English tsunami, from Japanese 津波 (tsunami).
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
tsunami (n class, plural tsunami)
- tsunami
Swedish
Etymology
From Japanese.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(t)sʉːˈnɑːmɪ/, /(t)sɵˈnɑːmɪ/
Noun
tsunami c
- tsunami
Declension
Declension of tsunami | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | tsunami | tsunamin | tsunamier | tsunamierna |
Genitive | tsunamis | tsunamins | tsunamiers | tsunamiernas |
Derived terms
- tsunamivåg
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English tsunami, from Japanese 津波 (tsunami), from 津 (tsu, “harbor”) + 波 (nami, “wave”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tsu‧na‧mi
- IPA(key): /tsuˈnami/, [t͡sʊˈna.mɪ]
Noun
tsunami
- tsunami
Further reading
- “tsunami”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
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)
- 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