Huracan - Huracan

Japanese: ウラカン - うらかん
Huracan - Huracan

…In America, people began to call people by their female names in alphabetical order in 1953, and since 1979 they have alternated between male and female names. The word hurricane comes from the Spanish word huracán, which was originally the name of the wind god of the native Caribbean people. Typhoon [Harumi Yanagimachi]. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アメリカは1953年よりアルファベット順の女性名をつけて呼ぶようになり,79年からは男性名と女性名を交互につけている。ハリケーンはスペイン語のウラカンhuracánに由来するが,これはもとはカリブ海原住民の風の神の名から出ていることばである。台風【柳町 晴美】。…

※「ウラカン」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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