This is the 9124th most frequent Turkish word.
typhoon
The Turkish word for "typhoon" is "tayfun," and it refers to a tropical cyclone.
Here, 'tayfun' is used as a noun to describe a natural climatic phenomenon, specifically a severe tropical storm.
Geçen yıl, Güney Pasifik'te büyük bir tayfun meydana geldi.
Last year, a major typhoon occurred in the South Pacific.
In this case, 'Tayfun' is used as a proper noun, being the name of a person rather than referring to the storm.
Tayfun tatilden dönmeyi ertelemek zorunda kaldı.
Typhoon had to postpone coming back from vacation.
Again, 'tayfun' is used as a noun, but now it is part of a metaphorical expression ('typhoon season'), describing the period during which such storms frequently occur.