Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tyfoong

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ty-foong
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete spelling of typhoon.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From a Sinitic language term 大風/大风 ("big wind"); compare e.g. Cantonese daai6 fung1 /taːi̯²² fʊŋ⁵⁵/, Hakka thai-fûng /tʰai̯⁵⁵ fuŋ²⁴/.

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Questions

What does tyfoong mean?
Obsolete spelling of typhoon.
Where does tyfoong come from?
From a Sinitic language term 大風/大风 ("big wind"); compare e.g. Cantonese daai6 fung1 /taːi̯²² fʊŋ⁵⁵/, Hakka thai-fûng /tʰai̯⁵⁵ fuŋ²⁴/.

How to pronounce tyfoong

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