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Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Arabic كَابُوس (kābūs, “nightmare, incubus”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /caːˈbus/
- Hyphenation: ka‧bus
Noun
kabus (definite accusative kabusu, plural kabuslar)
- ghost
- nightmare
Declension
Further reading
Ilocano
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkabus/
- Hyphenation: ka‧bus
Noun
kábus (Kur-itan spelling ᜃᜊᜓᜐ᜔)
- full moon
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay kabus.
Noun
kabus (plural kabus-kabus)
- (uncommon) a mist; fog
- Synonyms: kabut, halimun, pedut
Adjective
kabus (comparative lebih kabus, superlative paling kabus)
- (uncommon) unclear
- Synonym: kabur
Etymology 2
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Noun
kabus (plural kabus-kabus)
- a carriage attached to the end of a train for train operators, such as brakemen
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Malay
Etymology
Cognate with kabut, from Proto-Malayic *kabut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabut.
Pronunciation
Noun
kabus (Jawi spelling کابوس, plural kabus-kabus)
- mist (water or other liquid finely suspended in air)
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