Language Matters | Where does the word ‘typhoon’ come from? It’s not what you might think
- Posted on September 28, 2025
- By South China Morning Post
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Language Matters | Where does the word ‘typhoon’ come from? It’s not what you might think
‘Typhoon’ is popularly ascribed to similar-sounding Cantonese and Mandarin words, but this is a more recent formulation.
