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てーふー【台風・颱風】 : teefuu | define meaning
teefuu
Pronunciation: [teːɸuː]
Definition
Noun
- A tropical storm or cyclone with violent wind and heavy rain: a typhoon, a hurricane, a tropical cyclone
Etymology
Cognate to the standard Japanese term たいふう【台風・颱風】 taifuu, meaning "typhoon, tropical cyclone, hurricane". Derived from Chinese 【大風・大风・颱風・台風・台风】 (lit.) "great wind" (cf. Mandarin táifēng or dàfēng "typhoon; windstorm"; Cantonese daai6 fung1 "typhoon"). Of debated or conflated origin, related to the eastern forms: Arabic طوفان ṭūfān, Hindi तूफ़ान tūfān, Persian طوفان tufân "typhoon; whirlwind; violent wind"; Greek τύφειν typhein "smoke".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 台風 颱風 |
| Kana | てーふー |
| Romanization | teefuu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [teːɸuː] |
意味：たいふう【台風・耐風・颱風】、ねったいていきあつ【熱帯低気圧】、おおかぜ【大風】、ハリケーン、サイクロン
Categories:
台風
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). てーふー【台風・颱風】 : teefuu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, October 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/429/teefuu/.