Tsunami
German (Berlin)
/tsuˈnaːmi/
noun
Definitions
- tsunami large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean
Etymology
Derived from Japanese 津波 (tsunami, tidal wave, seismic sea wave, harbour wave, tidal bore).
Origin
Japanese
津波
Gloss
tsunami, tidal wave, seismic sea wave, harbour wave, tidal bore
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- tsunami English
- tsunami Finnish
- cunami Hungarian
- tsunami Dutch, Flemish
- tsunami French
- цунами Russian
- tsunami Norwegian Bokmål
- tsunami Portuguese
- 山津波 Japanese
- 津波 Japanese
- 津波警報 Japanese
- tsunami Polish
- tsunami Norwegian Nynorsk
- tsunami Danish
- cunami Serbo-Croatian
- цунами Serbo-Croatian
- สึนามิ Thai
- tsunami Indonesian
- цунами Bulgarian
- צונמי Hebrew (modern)
- cunami Slovak