Definition
Characterized by sudden strong bursts of wind; windy and blustery.
Etymology
From 'gust' (a sudden wind) plus the adjective suffix '-y'. 'Gust' comes from Old Norse 'gustr' meaning a gust of wind, entering Middle English through Scandinavian influence.
Kelly Says
English borrowed 'gust' from Vikings and Norse seafarers—people who knew wind intimately—and the Scandinavian root perfectly captures that sudden, violent quality of wind that a smooth Latin word couldn't.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُعَاصِر
mu-a-asi-r
BNবাংলা
বায়ুমণ্ডলীয়
ba-yu-mon-dol-ee-ya
CSČeština
větrný
ve-tr-ny
DADansk
vindstærk
vind-stærk
ELΕλληνικά
αερόμεσος
aer-o-me-sos
ESEspañol
ventoso
ven-to-so
FISuomi
tuulinen
tu-u-li-nen
FRFrançais
venteux
van-tø
HIहिन्दी
हवादार
ha-va-da-ar
IDBahasa Indonesia
berangin
ber-an-gin
ITItaliano
ventoso
ven-to-so
KO한국어
바람이 강하다
bara-rimi gan-ha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
berangin
ber-an-gin
NLNederlands
winderig
win-der-ig
NONorsk
vindfull
vind-full
PLPolski
wietrzny
vye-t-rz-ny
PTPortuguês
ventosa
ven-to-sa
RORomână
vânturos
vant-u-ros
RUРусский
ветреный
vet-re-noy
SWKiswahili
upepo mkali
oo-peh-po m-ka-li
TRTürkçe
rüzgarlı
ru-z-gar-li
UKУкраїнська
вітряний
vye-t-ryan-y
VITiếng Việt
gió mạnh
joh manh