kabut

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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kabut

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

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Malay

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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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)

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