The term Tsunami is coined from?

Chinese term

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Indian term

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German term

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Japanese term

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Solution

The correct option is D Japanese term

A wave generated by an earthquake or volcanic eruption at the bottom of the ocean is called tsunami. ‘Tsunami’ is a Japanese word which means ‘harbour wave’.

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