mawsim

Japanese: mawsim
mawsim

…the seasonal winds that blow from the southwest in summer and from the northeast in winter in the Indian Ocean and in South and Southeast Asia. The name comes from the Arabic word mawsim (mausim), which means "season." The monsoons blow periodically in the summer and winter in opposite directions, and so navigation and trade using the monsoons have been practiced in the Indian Ocean since ancient times. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "mawsim" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…インド洋および南アジア,東南アジアにおいて,夏季は南西から,冬季は北東から吹く季節風のこと。アラビア語で〈季節〉を意味するマウシムmawsim(mausim)に由来する。 モンスーンは,夏と冬に定期的にしかも逆方向に吹くことから,インド洋では,モンスーンを利用した航海,貿易が古くから行われた。…

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