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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)
- fog:
- (meteorology) a thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud.
Adjective
kabut
- vague, unclear, faded, blurred.
- Synonyms: kelam, suram
- Antonym: nyata
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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
Noun
kabut (Jawi spelling کابوت, plural kabut-kabut, informal 1st possessive kabutku, 2nd possessive kabutmu, 3rd possessive kabutnya)
- fog (cloud that forms at a low altitude and obscures vision)
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