[DOC] [TLE] Typhoon - Wikipedia [PAR] A typhoon is a mature tropical cyclone that develops in the western part of the 
North Pacific ... Elsewhere this is called a tropical cyclone, severe tropical 
cyclone, or severe ... In Mandarin the word for the windstorm is  (dfng, "big 
wind") and in Cantonese  (daai6 fung1, "big wind"). ... Violent Typhoon, 
105 knots [DOC] [TLE] typhoon English definition/translation - seadict.com [PAR] A tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans. ... The Greek 
word tuphn, used both as the name of the father of the winds and ... partly via 
Portuguese from Arabic tfn (perhaps from Greek tuphn 'whirlwind'); reinforced 
by Chinese dialect tai fung 'big wind'. ... A typhoon is a very violent tropical storm. [DOC] [TLE] Etymology : Typhoon | WordReference Forums [PAR] Jul 25, 2012 ... Your name or email address: ... Coming from an arabic backgroud, I see than the 
verb related to fn is aafa ... The meaning "cyclone, violent hurricane of India 
or the China Seas" ... Chinese (Cantonese) tai fung "a great wind" also might 
have .... in the eastern Pacific, only for those in the western Pacific. [DOC] [TLE] typhoon - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus [PAR] "typhoon" definition: a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian 
oceans. ... Tiphon "violent storm, whirlwind, tornado", from Greek typhon "
whirlwind",. ... local name in the western North Pacific region for a large tropical 
cyclone. ... "big wind"), Cantonese  (daai fung, "big wind"), via Arabic  (
fn),... [DOC] [TLE] Typhoon dictionary definition | typhoon defined [PAR] typhoon definition: The definition of a typhoon is a tropical cyclone with ... the 
South Pacific east of 160E and the Northwest Pacific Ocean west of the date line. 
... any violent tropical cyclone originating in the W Pacific, esp. in the South China 
Sea ... Mandarin  (d fng, big wind" ), Cantonese  (daai6 fung1,
... [DOC] [TLE] What is typhoon - Sesli Szlk [PAR] A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a ... {i
} tropical cyclone or hurricane in the region of the western Pacific Ocean and the 
... and as a cyclone in the Indian Ocean: A typhoon is a very violent tropical storm. 
a ... wind), Cantonese  (daai6 fung1, big wind), via Arabic  (fn),... [DOC] [TLE] typhoon - definition and meaning - Wordnik [PAR] typhoon: A tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans. ... A 
violent whirlwind; specifically, a violent whirlwind occurring in the Chinese seas. 
... "big wind"), Cantonese  (daai6 fung1, "big wind"), via Arabic  (fn), 
... ground this coming Saturday, bringing with it heavy rains and strong winds. [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about GENERAL SCIENCE - StudyStack [PAR] THE NAME OF THIS VIOLENT TROPICAL CYCLONE OF THE WESTERN 
PACIFIC COMES FROM CANTONESE FOR "BIG WIND", TYPHOON. THIS 
WORD... [DOC] [TLE] Wordwizard  View topic - typhoon [PAR] TYPHOON: A tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans. 
... The Greek word 'tuphon,' used both as the name of the father of the winds ... It 
was the Arabic 'tufan,' a word for a violent flood or hurricane, that the ... Sea, 
Englishmen learned the Cantonese word for a big wind (taai fung'),... [DOC] [TLE] Typhoon, Hurricane - World Kigo Database [PAR] Aug 21, 2006 ... Typhoon, Hurricane, Cyclone ... "violent storm, hurricane," from Gk. typhon "
whirlwind," ... fung "a great wind," from tu "big" + feng "wind;" name given to 
violent cyclonic ... seem to have adopted and created a new word big wind, or ta 
feng. ... Living in the rice fields of Western Japan, I have come

Question: The name of this violent tropical cyclone of the Western Pacific comes from Cantonese for "Big Wind"
Answer: typhoon