tufan

Meaning

1. the Flood, the Deluge
2. (figuratively) strong rain
3. (figuratively) a strong or violent thing

Concepts

deluge

cataclysm

inundate

storm

the Flood

Synonyms

afet

kıyamet

yerkabuğundaki ani ve aşırı değişme

Translations

déluge

Sintflut

cataclysme

diluvi universal

Kataklysmus

Naturkatastrophe

κατακλυσμός

kataklysmós

catastrophe naturelle

pluie torrentielle

diluvio

cataclisma

tofan

tûfan

diluvium

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tuːˈfan/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: طوفان

Cognate with Cantonese: 大風

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طوفان (tufan), from Arabic طُوفَان (ṭūfān), itself from a Sinitic language (cfr. Cantonese 大風 /大风 (daai⁶ fung¹)). Doublet of tayfun.