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Tufan

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-009829

A violent storm, from the Arabic tufan, a word taken into Persian, Hindi and Urdu. In South Asia and the Arabian region it names severe cyclonic storms and tropical cyclones, and it is one proposed source of the English word typhoon, alongside Chinese and Greek roots.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-009829
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
See alsoTofan
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-009829",
  "term": "Tufan",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A violent storm, from the Arabic tufan, a word taken into Persian, Hindi and Urdu. In South Asia and the Arabian region it names severe cyclonic storms and tropical cyclones, and it is one proposed source of the English word typhoon, alongside Chinese and Greek roots.",
  "see_also": [
    "tofan"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/tufan/"
}

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