tajfun

Noun

tajfun m

1. typhoon

Further reading

• tajfun in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• tajfun in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Etymology

From German Taifun. Possibly of Chinese origin, Mandarin 大风 (dàfēng, “big wind”), Cantonese 大風 (daai⁶ fung¹, “big wind”), also similarly found in Arabic طوفان‎ (ţūfān), the latter from Ancient Greek τυφῶν (tuphôn). Given the location of typhoons as a Pacific Ocean phenomena, it is more likely it began east and moved west.

Noun

tajfun m inan

1. typhoon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tǎjfuːn/
• Hyphenation: taj‧fun

Noun

tàjfūn m (Cyrillic spelling та̀јфӯн)

1. typhoon