English
wikipedia
Pronunciation
IPA: /ËÉË(r)θËkweɪk/
SAMPA: /<tt>"3:(r)T%kweIk</tt>/
Noun
en-noun
- A shaking of the Earth, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.
- A natural disaster.
Synonyms
quake
Translations
Bosnian: zemljotres#Bosnian|zemljotres m
Catalan: terratrèmol m
Chinese: å°é (dì-zhèn)
Croatian: potres m
Czech: zemÄtÅesenà n
Dutch: aardbeving f, aardschok m
Estonian: maavärin
Finnish: maanjäristys
French: tremblement de terre m, séisme m
German: Erdbeben n
Greek: ÏειÏμÏÏ [siËzmoÌs] m, ÎγκÎÎ»Î±Î´Î¿Ï [eÌË(Å)ÉeÌlaËðoÌs] m
Italian: terremoto m, sisma m
Indonesian: Gempa bumi
mid
Japanese: å°é (ããã, jishin)
Kurdish: KUchar|بÙÙÙ
ÙâÙÙâرزÙâ
Latvian: zemestrīce f
Lithuanian: žemÄs drebÄjimas m
Maltese: terremot m
Norwegian: jordskjelv n
Polish: trzÄsienie ziemi n
Portuguese: terremoto m
Russian: землеÑÑÑÑение (z'eml'etr'as'énije) n
Romanian: cutremur n
Scottish Gaelic: crith-thalmhainn f
Serbian
:Cyrillic: земÑоÑÑеÑ#Serbian|земÑоÑÑÐµÑ m
:Latin: zemljotres#Serbian|zemljotres m
Spanish: terremoto m, temblor m, chaka f
Swahili: tetemeko (noun 5/6)
Telugu: à°à±à°à°à°ªà° (bhookampam)
Tok Pisin: guria
Related terms
moonquake
seaquake
See also
aftershock
fault line
Richter scale
seismic
seismograph
seismologist
seismology
tremor
tsunami
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