Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 35621
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2005/1/9-10 [Reference/Languages] UID:35621 Activity:low
1/9     How come some people say "su-na-mi" and some people say "ta-sa-mi"?
        What is the etymology of tsumani?
        \_ Google says it means "harbor wave" ("tsu nami"). I always called it
           a "tidal wave".
        \_ Some people get tripped up on having a word start with "ts." The
           word itself is Japanese from the combination of two kanji:
           tsu (or shin), Unicode 6d25, meaning "haven, port, harbor, ferry"
           nami (or ha), Unicode 6ce2, meaning "waves, billows"
           Some more info is available at the WWWJDIC (Google it), but you'll
           want to have Japanese character support.
        \_ Run "webster tsunami".
        \_ Never ever ever ever heard someone say 'ta-sa-mi'.
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