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megatsunami

/ˌmɛɡətsuːˈnɑːmi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
megat-suna-mi
IPA
/ˌmɛɡətsuːˈnɑːmi/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extremely large tsunami-like wave caused by an avalanche or landslide displacing large amounts of water very quickly.

noun

A very large tsunami.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- Japanese 津波 (tsunami)bor. English tsunami English megatsunami From mega- + tsunami.

Inflected Forms

megatsunamis (plural)

Phrases

ice tsunami natural disaster tidal wave

Frequently Paired Words

ice tsunami meteotsunami teletsunami tsunami earthquake flood natural disaster seaquake

Questions

How do you pronounce megatsunami?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛɡətsuːˈnɑːmi/.
What does megatsunami mean?
An extremely large tsunami-like wave caused by an avalanche or landslide displacing large amounts of water very quickly.
Where does megatsunami come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- Japanese 津波 (tsunami)bor. English tsunami English megatsunami From mega- + tsunami.

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