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monsoon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmɑːn.suːn/ (India) father-bother merger
• /mɑnˈsuːn/ (General-American)
• /mɒnˈsuːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈmɔːn.suːn/ (India)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese monção and Dutch moesson, from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim, “season”), from وَسَمَ (wasama, “to mark, to brand”).

Meanings

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.
   • 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. 2013 June 29, “High and wet”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 28:
3. The rains themselves.
4. Entire meteorological systems with such characteristics.
5. (figuratively) Any heavy rainstorm.

Forms

Deriveds

monsoonal · antimonsoon · monsoon season · premonsoon · palaeomonsoon · west monsoon · megamonsoon · intramonsoon · monsoon bucket · monsoonish · northeast monsoon · monsoon rainforest · monsoon months · postmonsoon · premonsoonal · southeast monsoon · intermonsoon · monsoon forest · northwest monsoon · monsoony · monsoonally · southwest monsoon · postmonsoonal · east monsoon · intramonsoonal · monsoonlike · paleomonsoon · intermonsoonal · monsoonless

Descendants

monsun · Monsun · monsun · monsun · монсун

Translations (91)

de Monsun (wind) · cmn 季風 /季风 (wind) · ca monsó (wind) · hi चौमासा (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · ta பருவப்பெயர்ச்சிக் காற்று (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · ka მუსონი (wind) · eo musono (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · fr mousson (meteorological system) · ia monson (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · hu monszun (rain) · ilo nepnep (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · pt monção (wind) · fi monsuunisade (rain) · hi मानसून (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · hu monszun (meteorological system) · fi monsuuni (wind) · pa ਮੌਨਸੂਨ (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · es monzón (wind) · ar رِيَاح مَوْسِمِيَّة (wind) · et mussoon (wind) · tl balaklaot (wind) · nn monsun (wind) · tr muson yağmuru (rain) · sd चौमासो (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · ga monsún (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · cs monzun (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · vi gió mùa (wind) · gu ચોમાસું (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · pt monção (rain) · ta பருவமழை (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · tl balaklaot (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · de Monsunregen (rain) · iba lamias (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · nb monsun (wind) · de Monsunzeit (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · fa بارسات (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · fr mousson (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · de Monsun (meteorological system) · sv monsunperiod (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · fi sadekausi (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · bg мусон (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · ro muson (wind) · cs monzun (wind) · sv monsun (wind) · lt musonas (wind) · ka მუსონი (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · ko 몬순 (wind) · fi monsuunituuli (wind) · pl monsun (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · uk мусон (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · de Monsunwind (wind) · ta பருவமழை (rain) · ru муссо́н (wind) · vi mùa mưa (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · as মৌচুমী (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · nl moesson (wind) · id muson (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · sat ᱡᱟᱹᱯᱩᱫ ᱨᱤᱛᱩ (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · fr mousson (rain) · pt monção (meteorological system) · cs monzun (meteorological system) · pa ਮੌਨਸੂਨ (meteorological system) · mr पावसाळा (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · hi मानसून (wind) · ko 장마 (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · ja モンスーン (wind) · ka მუსონების სეზონი (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · fr mousson (wind) · hil tingúlan (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · hy մուսսոն (wind) · ca monsó (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · pl monsun (wind) · hu monszun (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · ta பருவக்காற்று (wind) · tr muson (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · tr muson (wind) · hu monszun (wind) · ru муссо́н (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · pt monção (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · fi monsuuni-ilmasto (meteorological system) · ro muson (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · de Monsun (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · bg мусон (wind) · fa مونسون (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · te వర్షాకాలము (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · tl musim (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · te ఋతుపవనాలు (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · nl moesson (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · tr muson (meteorological system) · cmn 雨季 (tropical rainy season — see also monsoon season) · ar الأمْطَار المَوْسِمِيَّة (rain)