orkan
Papiamentu
noun
Definitions
- hurricane
Etymology
Derived from Dutch, Flemish orkaan derived from Spanish, Castilian huracán (hurricane) derived from Taino juracán.
Origin
Taino
juracán
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hurricane English
- Orkan German
- uragano Italian
- orkaan Dutch, Flemish
- orkaanseizoen Dutch, Flemish
- ouragan French
- antihuracanes Spanish, Castilian
- huracán Spanish, Castilian
- orkan Norwegian Bokmål
- furacão Portuguese
- orkan Norwegian Nynorsk
- huracà Catalan, Valencian
- uraganu Sicilian
- *hurakā Taino
- juracán Taino
- hurakán Arawak