sunami

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: so͞o-nä'mi, IPA^(key): /suːˈnɑːmi/
• Rhymes: -ɑːmi

Noun

sunami (plural sunamis or sunami)

1. (nonstandard) tsunami.

Anagrams

• A minus, Anusim, Usmani, amusin', animus, munias

Yoruba

Etymology

Borrowed from English tsunami from Japanese 津波 (tsunami).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sù.ná.mì/

Noun

sùnámì

1. tsunami
   • 2008, “Àjálù Ṣẹlẹ̀ ní Erékùṣù Solomon Islands”, in ÀKÁ ÌWÉ ORÍ ÍŃTÁNẸ́Ẹ̀TÌ ti Watchtower‎^[1]:

     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.