kabut

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kabut, from Proto-Malayic *kabut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabut. Doublet of kabut. Cognate of Indonesian kabus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkabʊt̚/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧but

Noun

kabut (first-person possessive kabutku, second-person possessive kabutmu, third-person possessive kabutnya)

  1. fog:
    1. (meteorology) a thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud.

Adjective

kabut

  1. vague, unclear, faded, blurred.
    Synonyms: kelam, suram
    Antonym: nyata

Derived terms

  • berkabut
  • kabut adveksi
  • kabut asap
  • kabut atas
  • kabut basah
  • kabut campuran
  • kabut es
  • kabut hidup
  • kabut radiasi
  • kabut tebal
  • kabut uap
  • kabut udara tropis
  • mengabut
  • mengabutkan
  • pengabut
  • pengabutan

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Cognate with kabus, from Proto-Malayic *kabut (compare Indonesian kabut), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabut (compare Fijian kabu, Hawaiian ʻohu, Maori kohu).

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): [kabot], [kabʊt], [kabo̞t]
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): [kabʊt], [kabot], [kabo̞t]
  • Rhymes: -abot, -ot
  • Rhymes: -ut

Noun

kabut (Jawi spelling کابوت, plural kabut-kabut, informal 1st possessive kabutku, 2nd possessive kabutmu, 3rd possessive kabutnya)

  1. fog (cloud that forms at a low altitude and obscures vision)

Further reading

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