Tunsch

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German tunist.

Noun

Tunsch m

1. (Uri) The change in atmospheric pressure created by a powder avalanche.

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 39.