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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{der|en|pt|monção}} and {{der|en|nl|moesson}}, from {{der|en|ar|مَوْسِم||[[season]]}}, from {{m|ar|وَسَمَ||to [[mark#Verb|mark]], to [[brand#Verb|brand]]}}. <ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/21/M0402100.html The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language], Fourth Edition. 2000 Houghton Mifflin</ref><ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.7:1:1316.platts A Dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English] Platts.</ref>
From {{der|en|pt|monção}} and {{der|en|nl|moesson}}, from {{der|en|ar|مَوْسِم||[[season]]}}, from {{m|ar|وَسَمَ||to [[mark#Verb|mark]], to [[brand#Verb|brand]]}}. <ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/61/21/M0402100.html The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language], Fourth Edition. 2000 Houghton Mifflin</ref><ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.7:1:1316.platts A Dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English] Platts.</ref>
{{root|en|ar|و س م}}


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|RP}} {{IPA|/mɒnˈsuːn/|lang=en}}
* {{IPA|en|/mɒnˈsuːn/|a=RP}}
* {{audio|en-us-monsoon.ogg|Audio (US)|lang=en}}
* {{IPA|en|/mɑnˈsuːn/|a=GA}}
* {{rhymes|uːn|lang=en}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-monsoon.ogg|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|uːn|s=2}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
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# Any of a number of [[wind]]s associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.
# Any of a number of [[wind]]s associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.
# [[tropical|Tropical]] rainy [[season]] when the [[rain]] lasts for several months with few interruptions.
# [[tropical|Tropical]] rainy [[season]] when the [[rain]] lasts for several months with few interruptions.
#* {{quote-journal|lang=en|date=2013-06-29|volume=407|issue=8842|page=28|magazine={{w|The Economist}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=2013-06-29|volume=407|issue=8842|page=28|magazine=w:The Economist
|title=[http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21580209-natural-disaster-aggravated-poor-response-high-and-wet High and wet]
|title=[http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21580209-natural-disaster-aggravated-poor-response-high-and-wet High and wet]
|passage=Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the '''monsoon''' on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages. Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.}}
|passage=Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the '''monsoon''' on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages. Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.}}
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====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|monsoon season}}
{{der2|en|monsoon bucket|monsoon forest|northeast monsoon|southwest monsoon|monsoon season}}

====Descendants====
* {{desctree|de|Monsun|bor=1}}
* {{desc|hi|मानसून|bor=1}}
* {{desc|pa|ਮੌਨਸੂਨ|bor=1}}


====Translations====
====Translations====
{{trans-top|wind}}
{{trans-top|wind}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|الرِّيَاح المَوْسِمُيَّة}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|мусон|m}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|monsó|m}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|monsó|m}}
* Chinese:
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|季風|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|cmn|季风|tr=jìfēng|sc=Hani}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|季風|tr=jìfēng}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|monzun|m}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|moesson|c}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|mussoon}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|monsuuni}}, {{t|fi|monsuunituuli}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|monsuuni}}, {{t|fi|monsuunituuli}}
* French: {{t+|fr|mousson|f}}
* French: {{t+|fr|mousson|f}}
* German: {{t+|de|Monsun|m}}, {{t|de|Monsunwind|m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Monsun|m}}, {{t+|de|Monsunwind|m}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|मानसून|m}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|monszun}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|monszun}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|モンスーン|tr=monsūn|sc=Jpan}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|モンスーン|tr=monsūn|sc=Jpan}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|몬순}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|몬순}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|musonas|m}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|musonas|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Norwegian:
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|monsun|m}}
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|monsun|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|monsun|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|monsun|m}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|monsun|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|monção|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|monção|f}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|muson|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|муссо́н|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|муссо́н|m}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|monzón|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|monzón|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|monsun|c}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|monsun|c}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|balaklaot}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|balaklaot}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|muson}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|gió mùa}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|gió mùa}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}
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* Catalan: {{t+|ca|monsó|m}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|monsó|m}}
* Chinese:
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|雨季|tr=yǔjì|sc=Hani}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|雨季|tr=yǔjì}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|monzun|m}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|monzun|m}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|moesson|m}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|moesson|m}}
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* Iban: {{t|iba|lamias}}
* Iban: {{t|iba|lamias}}
* Ilocano: {{t|ilo|nepnep}}
* Ilocano: {{t|ilo|nepnep}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|muson}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|muson}}
* Interlingua: {{t|ia|monson}}
* Interlingua: {{t|ia|monson}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|monsún|m}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|monsún|m}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|장마}}
⚫
* Persian: {{t|fa|مونسون|tr=monsun|sc=fa-Arab}}, {{t|fa|برسات|tr=barsât|sc=fa-Arab}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|पावसाळा|m}}
⚫
* Persian: {{t|fa|مونسون|tr=monsun}}, {{t|fa|بارسات|tr=bârsât}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|monsun}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|monsun}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|monção|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|monção|f}}
* Punjabi: {{t|pa|ਮੌਨਸੂਨ|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|muson|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|муссо́н|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|муссо́н|m}}
* Santali: {{t|sat|ᱡᱟᱹᱯᱩᱫ ᱨᱤᱛᱩ}}
* Santali: {{t|sat|ᱡᱟᱹᱯᱩᱫ ᱨᱤᱛᱩ}}
* Sindhi: {{t|sd|चौमासो|tr=caumāsō|sc=sd-Arab}}
* Sindhi: {{t|sd|चौमासो|tr=caumāsō}}
* Swedish: {{t|sv|monsunperiod|c}}
* Swedish: {{t|sv|monsunperiod|c}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|balaklaot}}, {{t|tl|musim}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|balaklaot}}, {{t|tl|musim}}
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{{trans-top|rain}}
{{trans-top|rain}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|الأمْطَار المَوْسِمِيَّة}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|monsuunisade}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|monsuunisade}}
* German: {{t|de|Monsunregen|m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Monsunregen|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|monszun}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|monszun}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|monção|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|monção|f}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|muson yağmuru}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}


{{trans-top|meteorological system}}
{{trans-top|meteorological system}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|monzun|m}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|monsuuni-ilmasto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|monsuuni-ilmasto}}
* German: {{t+|de|Monsun|m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Monsun|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|monszun}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|monszun}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|monção|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|monção|f}}
* Punjabi: {{t|pa|ਮੌਨਸੂਨ|m}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|muson}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}


===References===
===References===
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{{C|en|Rain|Wind}}

Latest revision as of 13:02, 30 August 2024

English

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Etymology

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From Portuguese monção and Dutch moesson, from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim, “season”), from وَسَمَ (wasama, “to mark, to brand”). [1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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monsoon (plural monsoons)

  1. Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.
  2. Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions.
    • 2013 June 29, “High and wet”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 28:
      Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages. Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.
  3. The rains themselves.
  4. Entire meteorological systems with such characteristics.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → German: Monsun
    • → Czech: monzun
  • → Hindi: मानसून (mānsūn)
  • → Punjabi: ਮੌਨਸੂਨ (maunsūn)

Translations

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References

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  1. ^ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. 2000 Houghton Mifflin
  2. ^ A Dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English Platts.
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