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Brunei Malay
Etymology
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Compare Malay ribut.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ribut/
- Hyphenation: ri‧but
Noun
ribut
- storm (disturbed state of the atmosphere)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay ribut, from Proto-Malayic *ribut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ribut.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈri.but/,
- Hyphenation: ri‧but
Adjective
ribut
- noisy
- Synonyms: gaduh, ingar, ramai
- chaotic, riotous
- Synonyms: gaduh, ingar, recok, rusuh, kacau
- (uncommon) busy
- Synonym: sibuk
- (archaic) stormy
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Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *ribut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ribut.
Noun
ribut (plural ribut-ribut, informal 1st possessive ributku, 2nd possessive ributmu, 3rd possessive ributnya)
- (Malaysia) storm
- Synonym: badai (Indonesian)
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