Phrase guide

south wind

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsaʊθ wɪnd/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A wind blowing from the south.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a wind from the south

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: souther, southerly

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wind, air current, current of air

History

Etymology

From Old English suþwind, corresponding to south + wind.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Fijian: ceva — wind blowing from the south
  • Finnish: etelätuuli — wind blowing from the south
  • French: vent du sud — wind blowing from the south
  • Galician: ábrego — wind blowing from the south
  • Galician: vendaval — wind blowing from the south
  • German: Südwind — wind blowing from the south
  • Icelandic: sunnanátt — wind blowing from the south
  • Irish: gaoth aneas — wind blowing from the south
  • Japanese: 南風 (minamikaze) — wind blowing from the south
  • Kavalan: timuR — wind blowing from the south
  • Omaha-Ponca: á'a — wind blowing from the south
  • Plautdietsch: Siedwint — wind blowing from the south
  • Portuguese: sulano — wind blowing from the south
  • Portuguese: sulvento — wind blowing from the south
  • Portuguese: vendaval — wind blowing from the south
  • Swahili: kusi — wind blowing from the south
  • Swedish: sunnanvind — wind blowing from the south
  • Tamil: தென்றல் (teṉṟal) — wind blowing from the south