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Why do English speakers use a Japanese word to name a tsunami?
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It's a concept that never acquired a specific name in English, and to differentiate between a tidal, or other large wave, earthquake generated waves are referred to by the name already in existence, albeit a foreign language, and now tsunami is a universal term.
Tsunami is also one of the most popular Japanese songs of all time, but the reference is a comparison between the emotions of love and the power of nature.
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Why do you think English speakers use a Japanese word to name the huge waves caused by earthquakes?
The Japanese studied them the most.
The common name for tsunami?
A tsunami is also known as a 'tidal wave', which used to be the more common term. These days, 'tsunami' seems to be the more commonly used name, at least in the Pacific rim countries where English or Japanese is spoken.
Where did the word 'tsunami' originate?
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.
What is meant by the term tsunami and from what language is it derived?
The name Tsunami comes from Japan where it translated means: Big wave. My English is ont so good im from Denmark and im 14 :D
Why did the English speakers use a Japanese word to name the huge waves caused by earthquake?
Why should English speakers Westernize and Anglicize an event that rarely happens in the West? Using a Japanese word connects it best to the Japanese event of having the ocean roll itself back out into the ocean, only to return as a huge, tall wave and slam the returning water into the shore.
What is miyamoto's English name?
Miyamoto is Japanese, he has a Japanese name.
Earthquakes can cause large damaginig ocean waves known by what Japanese name?
tsunami
Is the name wilkerson Creole?
Wilkerson is an English name, but many speakers of English-based creoles have English names.
What is the word 'panda' when translated from English to Japanese?
パンダ: Disappointingly, perhaps, it's the same - "Panda," read "pahnda," with an "ah" sound. It is also important to note that "panda" is not an English word, it is a Chinese proper name imbibed by English-speakers.
What does the name tucker mean in Japanese?
Tucker is an English name and will have no meaning in Japanese.
What is a common name of a tsunami?
I don't know what are the names of some tsunami !But I want to know if a person always hit aeroplane,he can give a birth .
What does the name Landon mean in Japanese?
The name Landon is of Old English origin and there is not a Japanese meaning for the name. In English this name means long hill.
