TSUNAMI


Meaning of TSUNAMI in English

n.

Pronunciation: (t)su ̇ - ' nä-m ē

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural tsunamis also tsunami

Etymology: Japanese, from tsu harbor + nami wave

Date: 1897

: a great sea wave produced especially by submarine earth movement or volcanic eruption : TIDAL WAVE

– tsu · na · mic \ -mik \ adjective

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