English

Etymology
Ja. 津波 / 津浪 (���, tsunami), seismic sea wave, lit. �harbour wave�.

Pronunciation
tso�o-nä'mi, IPAchar|/tsu��n��mi/, /<tt>tsu:nA:mi</tt>/
so�o-nä'mi, IPAchar|/su��n��mi/, /<tt>su:nA:mi</tt>/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��mi|-��mi

Noun
en-noun|pl2=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.

Quotations
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Synonyms
tidal wave italbrac|usage confict

Derived terms
megatsunami
teletsunami

Spanish: t+|es|tsunami|m
Swedish: t-|sv|tsunami|c, t-|sv|flodvåg|c
Thai: THchar|�ลื��สึ�ามิ (khleùùn sèunaamī), THchar|�ลื��ยั�ษ� (khleùùn y�k)
Turkish: t-|tr|tsunami
Ukrainian: ��нам� (tsunámi) f
Welsh: t-|cy|tsunami|xs=Welsh
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See also
earthquake
flood
natural disaster
seaquake
seiche
tidal wave
waterquake

Category:English nouns with irregular plurals
Category:English words affected by prescriptivism

Dutch

Etymology
From Ja.|nl 津波/津浪 (���, tsunami), �harbour wave�.

Pronunciation
IPA: /tsunami/
SAMPA: /tsunami/

Noun
nl-noun|g=m|tsunami's|tsunamietje

1. tsunami

French

Etymology
From Ja.|fr 津波/津浪 (���, tsunami), �harbour wave�.

Pronunciation
IPA: /tsy.na.mi/
SAMPA: /tsy.na.mi/
audio|Fr-Tsunami-fr-Paris.ogg|Audio (FR)

Noun
tsunami m (plural tsunamis or tsunami)

1. tsunami

Japanese

Noun
ja-noun|r|hira=���

1. ja-def|津波 tsunami, tidal wave

de:tsunami
es:tsunami
fr:tsunami
ko:tsunami
hy:tsunami
kk:tsunami
pt:tsunami
ru:tsunami
sl:tsunami
fi:tsunami
ta:tsunami
te:tsunami
th:tsunami
vi:tsunami
zh:tsunami

• 2007-11-18 21:47 - Tbot - added t for bs, bg, hr, et, fi, fr, de, hu, id, lv, pl, pt, ro, ru, es, sv, tr, cy

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