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Pronunciation / Transliteration: toofān
"कल रात एक भयंकर तूफ़ान आया था।"
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A violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.
"A severe storm caused widespread power outages across the region."
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To move violently and angrily, or to suddenly attack and capture a place.
"Demonstrators began to storm the government building."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'storm', of Germanic origin, sharing roots with the Old Norse 'stormr' and the verb 'stermian' (to rage or storm). Historically, it has consistently referred to violent meteorological disturbances involving high winds, rain, thunder, or snow, eventually expanding metaphorically to describe any violent outburst or commotion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Storm" is said worldwide
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tempête
Transliteration: tɑ̃.pɛt
"Une terrible tempête a détruit plusieurs maisons."
Sturm
Transliteration: ʃtʊʁm
"Der Sturm hat viele Bäume entwurzelt."
tempesta
Transliteration: temˈpɛ.sta
"La tempesta è durata tutta la notte."
tormenta
Transliteration: torˈmen.ta
"Viene una tormenta fuerte, debemos volver a casa."
tempestade
Transliteration: tẽ.pɨʃˈta.dʒi
"A tempestade causou grandes danos na costa."
तूफ़ान
Transliteration: toofān
"कल रात एक भयंकर तूफ़ान आया था।"
暴风雨
Transliteration: bào fēng yǔ
"这场暴风雨摧毁了很多庄稼。"
폭풍
Transliteration: pok-pung
"폭풍이 지나간 후 날씨가 맑아졌다."
嵐
Transliteration: arashi
"激しい嵐のせいで飛行機が欠航になった。"
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