2006-07-18 01:29:12 · 11 answers · asked by vison 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Why does gnat start with the letter G? Welcome to the wonderful world of language.
2006-07-18 01:33:57 · answer #1 · answered by clarity 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is probably something to do with the British they never start without a tea!!
Since Tsunamis are far more prevalent around Japan than anywhere else it is no surprise that the word is Japanese.
2006-07-18 01:35:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term tsunami was adopted for general use in 1963 by an international scientific conference. Tsunami is a Japanese word represented by two characters: "tsu" and "nami". The character "tsu" means harbor, while the character "nami" means wave.
Hope it helps
2006-07-18 01:34:41 · answer #3 · answered by Clueless 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tsunami is a japanese word.
It comes from the joining of two words:
TSU meaning: Harbour
and
NAMI meaning: Wave.
It refers to the tidal wave (giant sea wave) caused by submarine volcanic or earth movements (earthquake type)
2006-07-18 01:39:01 · answer #4 · answered by abuela Nany 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
coz it came from Japanese word (Tsunami 津波) witch means tidal wave
2006-07-18 01:33:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-14 09:39:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because that's the way it translated from Japanese, I guess. Ptseradon starts with a 'P', you don't pronounce the P do you?
So does Psychology.
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2006-07-18 01:33:23 · answer #7 · answered by illustrat_ed_designs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Japanese have a letter that is the rough equivalent of "tsu". You pronounce the "ts" portion of it as you would pronounce the "ts" in "hits".
2006-07-18 01:34:12 · answer #8 · answered by Ogelthorpe13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a japanese word for "tidal wave" and it just got incorporated into english
nami means wave, and tsu means harbour
2006-07-18 01:33:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it is a Jappanese word and it begins with the letter T.
2006-07-18 01:36:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋