"tyfoong" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tyfoongs [plural]
Etymology: From a Sinitic language term 大風/大风 ("big wind"); compare e.g. Cantonese daai6 fung1 /taːi̯²² fʊŋ⁵⁵/, Hakka thai-fûng /tʰai̯⁵⁵ fuŋ²⁴/. Etymology templates: {{der|en|zhx}} Sinitic, {{zh-l|大風|tr=-}} 大風/大风, {{cog|yue|-}} Cantonese, {{cog|hak|-}} Hakka Head templates: {{en-noun}} tyfoong (plural tyfoongs)
  1. Obsolete spelling of typhoon. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: typhoon
    Sense id: en-tyfoong-en-noun-bXLBIvZm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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