sunami

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English

Pronunciation

Noun

sunami (plural sunamis or sunami)

  1. (nonstandard) tsunami.

Anagrams

Yoruba

Etymology

Borrowed from English tsunami from Japanese 津波 (tsunami).

Pronunciation

Noun

sùnámì

  1. tsunami
    • 2008, “Àjálù Ṣẹlẹ̀ ní Erékùṣù Solomon Islands”, in ÀKÁ ÌWÉ ORÍ ÍŃTÁNẸ́Ẹ̀TÌ ti Watchtower:
      Mo kíyè sí i pé bí òkun ṣe ń bì yìí ò dáa. Ó dájú pé àjálù sùnámì ló ń bọ̀ yìí.
      I noticed that the sea was moving abnormally. A tsunami was clearly on its way.