south wind
/ˈsaʊθ wɪnd/
south wind noun: a wind blowing from the south.
Noun
south wind (plural south winds)
- A wind blowing from the south.
- The watry Southwinde, from the seabord coste / Upblowing, doth disperse the vapour lo'ste, / And poures it selfe forth in a stormy showre [...].1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto IV”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
- Snow-melting south winds and rain below 2,400m have marred much of the fantastic early-season base and created off-piste avalanche risk.2010 December 10, Stephen Lee, The Guardian
south wind meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam and Punjabi
south wind in Tamil
- wind blowing from the south
- தென்றல் teṉṟal
south wind in Marathi
- south wind
- डाखीण ḍākhīṇ
south wind in Malayalam
- south wind
- വാസന്ത vāsanta
south wind in Punjabi
- south wind
- ਦੱਖਣ dakkhaṇ
Forms of south wind
| plural | south winds |
|---|---|
| alternative form | southwind |
Origin of south wind
From Old English suþwind, corresponding to south + wind.
Questions about south wind
- What does south wind mean?
- South wind means a wind blowing from the south.
- What is south wind in Tamil?
- South wind in Tamil is தென்றல் (teṉṟal). See South wind meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is south wind?
- South wind is a noun.
- How do you pronounce south wind?
- South wind is pronounced /ˈsaʊθ wɪnd/.
- What is the plural of south wind?
- The plural of south wind is south winds.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: south wind (page history and authors); डाखीण (Marathi) (page history and authors); വാസന്ത (Malayalam) (page history and authors); ਦੱਖਣ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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