tyfoong
tyfoong is the obsolete spelling of typhoon.
Meaning of typhoon
Noun
typhoon (plural typhoons)
- A severe tropical cyclone; an intense, rotating storm.
- A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane except for its geographical region, typically resulting in wind speeds of 64 knots (119 km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia and Australia.
- Near-synonyms: cyclone (narrow sense), hurricane
Forms of tyfoong
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Origin of tyfoong
From a Sinitic language term 大風／大风 ("big wind"); compare e.g. Cantonese daai6 fung1 /taːi̯²² fʊŋ⁵⁵/, Hakka thai-fûng /tʰai̯⁵⁵ fuŋ²⁴/.
Questions about tyfoong
- What is tyfoong the obsolete spelling of?
- Tyfoong is the obsolete spelling of typhoon.
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