Masculine

orkaan

Meaning

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

cyclonic storm

stormwind

ανεμοστρόβιλος

τυφώνας

tempestade

κυκλώνας

cyclone

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زوبعة شديدة

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɔrˈkaːn/

Borrowed from Spanish

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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.

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