typhoon
n. கடும் புயல், சண்ட மாருதம்.
Ty*phoon", n. Etym: [Earlier tuffoon, tuffon, Pg. tufao, Ar. tufan a violent storm; probably fr. Gr. tyfw^n, tyfw^s, a violent whirlwind, that rushes upward from the earth, whirling clouds of dust (cf. Typhus); or perhaps from Chin. t'ai-fung a cyclonic wind.] Defn: A violent whirlwind; specifically, a violent whirlwind occurring in the Chinese seas.