Etymology
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Borrowed from English tsunami from Japanese 津波 (tsunami).
Pronunciation
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sùnámì
- tsunami
2008, “Àjálù Ṣẹlẹ̀ ní Erékùṣù Solomon Islands”, in ÀKÁ ÌWÉ ORÍ ÍŃTÁNẸ́Ẹ̀TÌ ti Watchtower[1]:Mo kíyè sí i pé bí òkun ṣe ń bì yìí ò dáa. Ó dájú pé àjálù sùnámì ló ń bọ̀ yìí.- I noticed that the sea was moving abnormally. A tsunami was clearly on its way.