different between tsunami vs thunderstorm
tsunami
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese ?? (tsunami), from ? (tsu, “harbor”) +? ? (nami, “wave”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /su??n??mi/, /tsu??n??mi/; enPR: so?o-nä'mi, tso?o-nä'mi
- (General American) IPA(key): /su?n?mi/, /tsu?n?mi/; enPR: so?o-nä'mi, tso?o-nä'mi;
- (Canada) IPA(key): /su?næmi/, /su?n?mi/
- Rhymes: -??mi
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.
- (figuratively) 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).
- 2009, John Bernard Kelly, An Accidental Atheist: A Memoir, Aquinine books ?ISBN, page 306
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:tsunami.
Alternative forms
- sunami (nonstandard)
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
- tsunami on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
- Mustain, Natsumi, manitus, santimu, utinams
Cebuano
Etymology
From English tsunami, borrowed from Japanese ?? (tsunami), from ? (tsu, “harbor”) +? ? (nami, “wave”).
Noun
tsunami
- 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
Czech
Alternative forms
- cunami
Etymology
From Japanese.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?t?sunam?]
- Hyphenation: tsu?na?mi
Noun
tsunami f
- tsunami
Declension
Further reading
- tsunami in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese ??.
Noun
tsunami
- tsunami
Declension
Dutch
Etymology
From Japanese ??.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tsu?na?mi/
Noun
tsunami m (plural tsunami's, diminutive tsunamietje n)
- tsunami
Hypernyms
- vloedgolf
Finnish
Etymology
From Japanese ??.
Noun
tsunami
- tsunami
Declension
Compounds
- tsunamiaalto
- tsunamivaara
- tsunamivaroitus
Anagrams
- minusta, mitsuna, muistan, mustina
French
Etymology
From Japanese ?? / ?? (???, tsunami, “harbour wave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tsy.na.mi/
Noun
tsunami m (plural tsunamis)
- tsunami
Further reading
- “tsunami” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Indonesian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Japanese ?? (???, tsunami, “tsunami, tidal wave, tidal bore”), from ? (tsu, “harbor”) +? ? (nami, “wave”).
Pronunciation
- (common) IPA(key): /su.na.mi/
- (educated) IPA(key): /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.
Further reading
- “tsunami” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Etymology
Japanese
Noun
tsunami m (invariable)
- tsunami
Japanese
Romanization
tsunami
- R?maji transcription of ???
Malay
Etymology
From Japanese ??.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tsu.nä.mi], [su.nä.mi]
Noun
tsunami (Jawi spelling ????????, plural tsunami-tsunami, informal 1st possessive tsunamiku, impolite 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 ?? (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 ?? (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
From Japanese ?? / ?? (??? (tsunami, “seismic sea wave”, literally “harbour wave”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tsu?na.m?i/
Noun
tsunami n (indeclinable)
- tsunami
Further reading
- tsunami in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- tsunâmi (rare)
Etymology
From Japanese ?? / ?? (??? (“seismic sea wave”, literally “harbour wave”)).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): [t?su.?n?.mi], [t??i.su.?n?.mi]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /t?su.?n?.mi/
- Hyphenation: tsu?na?mi
Noun
tsunami m or f (in variation) (plural tsunamis)
- tsunami (large, destructive wave)
- Synonym: maremoto
Spanish
Etymology
From English tsunami, from Japanese ?? / ?? (???, tsunami, “harbour wave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tsu?nami/, [t?su?na.mi]
Noun
tsunami m (plural tsunamis)
- tsunami
See also
- marejada
- maremoto
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English tsunami from Japanese ?? (tsunami)
Pronunciation
Noun
tsunami (n class, plural tsunami)
- tsunami
Swedish
Etymology
From Japanese.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(t)s???n??m?/, /(t)s??n??m?/
Noun
tsunami c
- tsunami
Declension
Derived terms
- tsunamivåg
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thunderstorm
English
Etymology
From thunder +? storm.
Pronunciation
- enPR: th?n'd?(r)-stô(r)m', IPA(key): /???n.d?(?)?st??(?)m/, IPA(key): /???n.?(?)?st??(?)m/
- Rhymes: -??(r)m
- Hyphenation: thun?der?storm
Noun
thunderstorm (plural thunderstorms)
- A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.
Alternative forms
- t-storm (abbreviation)
Hypernyms
- storm
- unweather
Hyponyms
- dirty thunderstorm
Derived terms
- dirty thunderstorm
- thunderstorm asthma
- thunderstormy
Translations
References
- thunderstorm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
thunderstorm From the web:
- what thunderstorm means
- what thunderstorms cause
- what thunderstorms do
- what thunderstorms can do
- what thunderstorm warning
- what thunderstorm sounds
- what thunderstorms associated with
- what thunderstorm watch
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