tsunami

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Japanese 津波 / 津浪 (つなみ (tsunami, seismic sea wave, literally harbour wave)).

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  • enPR: tso͞o-nä'mi, so͞o-nä'mi, IPA: /tsuːˈnɑːmi/, /suːˈnɑːmi/, SAMPA: /tsu:nA:mi/, /su:nA:mi/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːmi

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tsunami (plural tsunamis or tsunami)

  1. 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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tsunami f.

  1. tsunami

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

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

  1. tsunami

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tsunami

  1. tsunami

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

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tsunami m. (plural tsunamis)

  1. tsunami

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Japanese

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tsunami f. inv.

  1. tsunami

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[edit] Etymology

Japanese 津波 / 津浪 (つなみ (tsunami, seismic sea wave, literally harbour wave)).

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  • IPA: [tsuˈna̠.mi], [suˈna̠.mi]

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tsunami (hiragana つなみ)

  1. 津波: tsunami, tidal wave

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From Japanese 津波 / 津浪 (つなみ (tsunami, seismic sea wave, literally harbour wave)).

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  • IPA: [t͡s̪s̪ũn̪ãmʲi]

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tsunami n. (indeclinable)

  1. tsunami

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

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  • IPA: /(t)suˈna̠mi/

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tsunami m. (plural tsunamis)

  1. tsunami

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  • IPA: /tsʉːˈnɑːmɪ/, /tsɵˈnɑːmɪ/

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tsunami c.

  1. tsunami

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