Main Entry: tsu·na·mi

Pronunciation: \(t)su̇-ˈnä-mē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural tsunamis also tsunami

Etymology: Japanese, from tsu harbor + nami wave

Date: 1897

: a great sea wave produced especially by submarine earth movement or volcanic eruption : tidal wave

— tsu·na·mic \-mik\ adjective