megatsunami
English
/ˌmɛɡətsuːˈnɑːmi/, /ˌmɛɡəsuːˈnɑːmi/
noun
Definitions
- (informal) A very large tsunami.
- A tsunami caused by an avalanche or landslide falling into an enclosed body of water, causing very high water levels, that washes onto land.
Etymology
Prefix from English tsunami.
Origin
English
tsunami
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- palaeotsunami English
- paleotsunami English
- teletsunami English
- tsunameter English
- tsunami English
- tsunami wall English
- tsunamic English
- tsunamigenic English
- tsunamilike English
- tsunami Spanish, Castilian
- 波 Japanese
- 津 Japanese
- 津波 Japanese
- सुनामी Hindi
- tsunami Cebuano
- tsunami Swahili