typhoon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From a merger of Cantonese 大風 (daai⁶ fung¹), “‘large wind’”) and Arabic طوفان (ţūfān), the latter from Greek τυφών (tuphōn). The spelling is in imitation of the Greek.

The similar-sounding Japanese 台風 (taifū) is unrelated.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) enPR: tīfo͞onʹ, IPA: /taɪˈfuːn/
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• Rhymes: -uːn

[edit] Noun

typhoon (plural typhoons)

1. A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane, which results in wind speeds of 118km/h or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia/Australia.

[edit] Derived terms

• typhoon fifth

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• cyclone
• hurricane
• tornado