The term 'tsunami' comes from the Japanese meaning storm waves ("tsu", 津) and wave ("nami", 波). [a. Jap. tsunami, tunami, f. tsu storm + nami waves.-Oxford English Dictionary]. For the plural, one can either follow ordinary English practice and add an 's', or use an invariable plural as in Japanese.
From: A Tsunami book.
The Name Tsunami is derived from Japanese. It means "harbour waves"
Tsunamis originated from the Japanese culture. "Tsu" harbor and "nami" wave.
when the Japanese and Chinese people named it.
The word tsunami manes "harbor wave" in Japanese, referring to the fact that sailors at sea would notice nothing unusual, but would return home to find harbors and coastal towns devastated
Its Japanese for "harbor wave".
No it Didn't come from Your House!
from my house
When did the word tsunami come into being, did it originate years or centuries ago? My family are arguing that it was only about 10 years ago they first heard of the word tsunami, I say it was centuries ago .
Air pressure is not a factor in tsunami formation. Tsunamis usually originate from undersea earthquakes and landslides.
Yes. It is a Japanese word.
Yes, the word 'tsunami' is a noun, a word for an enormous sea wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption; a word for a thing.
Really the word Tsunami is from japan. Its English meaning is "seismic sea waves".
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When did the word tsunami come into being, did it originate years or centuries ago? My family are arguing that it was only about 10 years ago they first heard of the word tsunami, I say it was centuries ago .
No. Tsunami it's a japanese word.
Air pressure is not a factor in tsunami formation. Tsunamis usually originate from undersea earthquakes and landslides.
tsunami
'un tsunami' (there is no specific French word)
there was a tsunami in japan not to long ago
The tsunami is a crashing wave.
The term tsunami comes from the Japanese meaning harbor ("tsu", 津) and wave ("nami", 波). [a. Jap. tsunami, tunami, f. tsu harbour + nami waves.-Oxford English Dictionary]. For the plural, one can either follow ordinary English practice and add an s, or use an invariable plural as in Japanese. From Wikipedia.
tsunami is said as tsunami (we took the word from Japanese) It's written 津波
Japan. we get the word Tsunami from japam because it is frequently observed along the eastern coasts of japan
Yes. It is a Japanese word.