Tsunami

//(t)suːˈnɑːmi//

Synonyms for "tsunami" (61 found)

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Related words (30)

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Translations

132 translations across 91 languages.

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Acehnese

2 entries
  • alôn buluëk noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • ië beuna noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Albanian

1 entries
  • cunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Aneityum

1 entries
  • najap̃ajap̃ noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Arabic

2 entries
  • تسونامي noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • تْسُونَامِي noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Armenian

1 entries
  • ցունամի noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

1 entries
  • ܨܘܼܢܵܡܝܼ noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • sunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Basque

1 entries
  • tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • цуна́мі noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Bengali

1 entries
  • সুনামি noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Bikol Central

1 entries
  • dulnop noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • цуна́ми noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Burmese

1 entries
  • ဆူနာမီ noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Catalan

1 entries
  • tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Chinese

2 entries
  • chu-ná-mih noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • 海漲 /海涨 noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 海嘯 /海啸 noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 海嘯 /海啸 noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Czech

1 entries
  • tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Dairi Batak

2 entries
  • galoro noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • gloro noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Danish

2 entries
  • flodbølge noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Dutch

2 entries
  • tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • vloedgolf noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Ende

1 entries
  • ae mesi nuka tana lala noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • cunamo noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Estonian

1 entries
  • tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Finnish

2 entries
  • hyökyaalto noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

French

2 entries
  • raz-de-marée noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Georgian

1 entries
  • ცუნამი noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

German

1 entries
  • Tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Greek

1 entries
  • τσουνάμι noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Hausa

1 entries
  • tsùnāmī̀ noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • צוּנַמי noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Hindi

2 entries
  • सुनामी noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • सूनामी noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • cunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • szökőár noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • flóðbylgja noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Ido

2 entries
  • cunamio noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • semong noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Irish

1 entries
  • súnámaí noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Italian

2 entries
  • maremoto noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 津波 noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • 津浪 noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • 海嘯 noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Kannada

1 entries
  • ಸುನಾಮಿ noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • цунами noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ស៊ូណាមិ noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Korean

3 entries
  • 쓰나미 noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • 지진해일 noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • 해일 noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • цунами noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Lao

1 entries
  • ຊູນາມິ noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Latin

1 entries
  • maris mōtus noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Latvian

1 entries
  • cunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • cunamis noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • цуна́ми noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Malay

2 entries
  • semong noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Marathi

2 entries
  • त्सुनामी noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • सुनामी noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • цунами noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • ᠼᠦᠨᠠᠮᠢ noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Māori

2 entries
  • parawhenua noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • tai āniwhaniwha noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Navajo

1 entries
  • tó nitéél nitságo atságáá noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Nias

2 entries
  • galoro noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • oloro noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • tsunamî noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • flodbølgje noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Odia

1 entries
  • ସୁନାମି noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Persian

2 entries
  • آبْلَرْزه noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • سونامی noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Polish

1 entries
  • tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • maremoto noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Punjabi

1 entries
  • ਸੁਨਾਮੀ noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Romanian

1 entries
  • tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Russian

1 entries
  • цуна́ми noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries
  • tonn-taomaidh noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • tonn-tuile noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Serbo-Croatian

3 entries
  • cunámi noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • veleval noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • цуна́ми noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Sikule

2 entries
  • among noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • emong noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Simeulue

1 entries
  • smong noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Sinhalese

1 entries
  • සුනාමි noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Slovak

2 entries
  • cunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Spanish

2 entries
  • maremoto noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Swahili

1 entries
  • tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Swedish

2 entries
  • flodvåg noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Tajik

2 entries
  • сунами noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • тсунами noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Tamil

3 entries
  • ஆழிப்பேரலை noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • கடற்கோள் noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • சுனாமி noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Tatar

1 entries
  • цунами noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Telugu

1 entries
  • సునామి noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Thai

2 entries
  • คลื่นยักษ์ noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • สึนามิ noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Turkish

3 entries
  • dev dalga noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • liman dalgası noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • sunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • цуна́мі noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Urdu

1 entries
  • سونامی noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • دېڭىز شاۋقۇنى noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • sunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • sóng thần noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Welsh

2 entries
  • tsunami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)
  • tswnami noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

West-Frisian

1 entries
  • tsûnamy noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • צונאַמי noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Zhuang

1 entries
  • haijsiu noun (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean)

Sample sentences

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The coast was warned against a tsunami.

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There was an earthquake and, in addition, there was a tsunami.

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War is not a natural disaster like an earthquake or a tsunami. It does not come without warning.

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An earthquake, 8.9 on the Richter scale, hits Japan and causes a massive tsunami.

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