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It mean "sandalwood" in Fijian, the name got attention when a category 5 tropical cyclone that struck Queensland in January 2011 the cyclone was named after the Fijian word sandalwood.
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Where did the word yasi come from?
Yasi is a Fijian name
Why did the cyclone happen in yasi?
Yasi is not a place, it is the cyclone's name.
What does Yasi mean in Fiji?
Yasi is a Fijian word meaning sandalwood. The name is getting a good deal of attention since the category 5 cyclone hitting Australia was named after it.
Is the name Yasi male or female?
I think Yasi is a girls name.It could be a boys if you wanted it to.
What does yasi mean in Welsh?
I think you must be thinking of the word 'Iesu' ,which is pronounced 'yesi'. It's the Welsh name for Jesus.
What is meaning of the name Yasi?
Yasi is a Fijian word meaning sandalwood. The name is getting a good deal of attention since the category 5 cyclone hitting Australia was named after it.
What is the meaning of yasi?
The word 'Yasi', as in the tropical cyclone, Cyclone Yasi, which passed over Queensland, Australia on February 4-5, 2011, is a Fijiian name meaning 'sandalwood'.The name of the cyclone was chosen by a Fijiian meteorologist, since the cyclone originated near the Fijiian Islands.See the link, below, for more information on the naming of cyclones in general and of Yasi in particular.
Where did Cyclone Yasi get its name from?
Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi was given its name in Fiji. The cyclone started as a tropical low near Fiji, and when it was upgraded to a cyclone, it was given a Fijian name by the Fiji Meteorological Service.
What was the name of the cyclone which hit Australia in early Feb 2011?
the name of the cyclone was yasi
Who named Cyclone Yasi?
Cyclone Yasi is a severe tropical cyclone which was named in Fiji, and the name is Fijian for Sandalwood, which is a plant that grows in Fiji and flowers this time of year during the wet season.To answer the actual question,Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi was given its name in Fiji. The cyclone started as a tropical low near Fiji, and when it was upgraded to a cyclone, it was given a Fijian name by the Fiji Meteorological Service.
What was the size of cyclone yasi Queensland?
The size of Cyclone Yasi is about 500km wide.
How was Cyclone Yasi named?
Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi was given its Fijian name because it developed in Fijian waters. The cyclone started as a tropical low near Fiji, and when it was upgraded to a cyclone, it was given a Fijian name by the Fiji Meteorological Service.
