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kabus

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See also: kâbus

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Arabic كَابُوس (kābūs, nightmare, incubus)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /caːˈbus/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧bus

Noun

kabus (definite accusative kabusu, plural kabuslar)

  1. ghost
  2. nightmare

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
More information nominative, singular ...

References

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Ilocano

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkabus/ [ˈkɐ.bus]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧bus

Noun

kábus (Kur-itan spelling ᜃᜊᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. full moon

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay kabus.

Noun

kabus (plural kabus-kabus)

  1. (uncommon) a mist; fog
    Synonyms: kabut, halimun, pedut

Adjective

kabus (comparative lebih kabus, superlative paling kabus)

  1. (uncommon) unclear
    Synonym: kabur

Etymology 2

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kabus (plural kabus-kabus)

  1. a carriage attached to the end of a train for train operators, such as brakemen

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Cognate with kabut, from Proto-Malayic *kabut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabut.

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ˈkabos/ [ˈka.bos]
  • (Bahasa Baku) IPA(key): /ˈkabus/ [ˈka.bus]
  • Rhymes: -abos, -bos, -os
  • Rhymes: -us
  • Hyphenation: ka‧bus

Noun

kabus (Jawi spelling کابوس, plural kabus-kabus or kabus2)

  1. mist (water or other liquid finely suspended in air)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kabus

Further reading

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