orkaan

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine, neuter) hurricane
2. (figuratively, masculine, neuter) an uncontrollable/destructive force
3. (figuratively, masculine, neuter) something moving extremely fast

Sinonieme

storm

tyfoon

wervelstorm

🌀

cycloon

🌀

stormwind

taifoen

Vertalings

ouragan

hurricane

furacão

huracán

Orkan

uragano

huracà

Hurrikan

kasırga

🌀

ανεμοστρόβιλος

τυφώνας

tempestade

κυκλώνας

زوبعة شديدة

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɔrˈkaːn/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geleen van Spaans: huracán

Verwante met Frans: ouragan

Verwante met Engels: hurricane

Verwante met Duits: Orkan

In summary

Etymology tree
Taíno *hurakābor.
Spanish huracánbor.
Dutch orkaan
Borrowed from Spanish huracán, ultimately from Taíno juracán; cognate with French ouragan, English hurricane (originally hurricano); German Orkan is borrowed from Dutch.