typhon

See also: Typhon

English

Etymology

Perhaps from Ancient Greek Τυφῶν (Tuphôn, “Typhon, father of the winds”); see typhoon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaɪfən/
• Rhymes: -aɪfən

Noun

typhon (plural typhons)

1. (obsolete) A violent whirlwind; a typhoon.
   • a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Summer”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC:

     The circling typhon whirled from point to point.

Anagrams

• Python, phyton, python

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ti.fɔ̃/

• Audio:

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Noun

typhon m (plural typhons)

1. tropical cyclone, typhoon (hurricane in the Pacific)

Descendants

• → Khmer: ទីហ្វុង (tiifong)

Further reading

• “typhon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• python, Python