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Pronunciation / Transliteration: teuramontan-a
"차가운 트라몬타나 바람이 지중해를 강타했다."
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A cold, fierce north or northeast wind that blows in the Mediterranean, especially along the coasts of France and Italy.
"The sudden onset of the tramontane forced the sailors to secure their vessels in the harbor."
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Situated beyond the mountains, or coming from the north; foreign or outlandish.
"They adopted a tramontane perspective on the regional political crisis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Italian tramontana, from Latin transmontānus meaning 'beyond the mountains' (specifically referring to the Alps as viewed from Italy). It entered English in the late 16th century, initially denoting a cold north wind blowing from the mountains, and later extended to mean someone from beyond the mountains or anything foreign.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tramontane" is said worldwide
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tramontane
Transliteration: tra-mɔ̃-tan
"La tramontane souffle fort sur la côte aujourd'hui."
Tramontana
Transliteration: tramonˈtaːna
"Die Tramontana brachte kühle Luft aus den Bergen."
tramontana
Transliteration: tramonˈtaːna
"Il vento di tramontana ha reso il cielo terso."
tramontana
Transliteration: tramonˈtana
"La tramontana sacudió los árboles durante toda la noche."
tramontana
Transliteration: tɾɐmõˈtɐnɐ
"O vento tramontana soprava gelido do norte."
उत्तरी हवा
Transliteration: uttari hawa
"पहाड़ों से आने वाली ठंडी उत्तरी हवा चल रही है।"
山 N 风
Transliteration: shān běi fēng
Script: 山北风
"强烈的山北风让海岸边的气温骤降。"
트라몬타나
Transliteration: teuramontan-a
"차가운 트라몬타나 바람이 지중해를 강타했다."
トラモンタナ
Transliteration: toramontana
"冷たいトラモンタナの風が海岸に吹きつけた。"
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