"Ripple" is a good word.
The Sanskrit word for wave is "अलन्त" (alanta).
The Maori word for wave is 'ngaru'.
to wave = ani ocean wave = Nalu
If you mean a wave on a string, no - that's a different type of wave.
Ground wave, sky wave and space wave propagation
wavelength
The official definition for the word wave function is "a function that satisfies a wave equation and describes the properties of a wave."
wave (verb) = nifnef wave (noun, ocean wave, light wave, etc) = gal (גל) wave (noun, wave of the hand) = nifnuf (× ×™×¤× ×•×£)
Golf.
earthquake wave or shock wave
It means that the wave changes direction when it changes over from one medium to another. This is related to the different speeds the wave has in the different media.
Tsunami.Although the literal translation for it does means harbor wave, this is the acceptable word for tidal wave as well.