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sunami

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English

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Noun

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sunami (plural sunamis or sunami)

  1. Nonstandard spelling of tsunami.

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Spanish

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Noun

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sunami m (plural sunamis)

  1. Alternative spelling of tsunami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English tsunami, from Japanese 津波 (tsunami).

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Noun

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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.