kabut

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkabut/ [ˈka.bʊt̪̚]

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• Rhymes: -abut
• Syllabification: ka‧but

Noun

kabut (plural kabut-kabut)

1. a fog; a thick cloud that reduces visbility, and forms near ground level

   Synonyms: kabus, pedut

Adjective

kabut (comparative lebih kabut, superlative paling kabut)

1. vague, unclear, faded, blurred

   Synonyms: kelam, suram

   Antonym: nyata

Derived terms

• berkabut
• kabut adveksi
• kabut asap
• kabut atas
• kabut basah
• kabut campuran
• kabut es
• kabut hidup
• kabut radiasi
• kabut tebal
• kabut uap
• kabut udara tropis
• mengabut
• mengabutkan
• pengabut
• pengabutan

Further reading

• “kabut”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

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

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): [kabot], [kabʊt], [kabo̞t]
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): [kabʊt], [kabot], [kabo̞t]
• Rhymes: -abot, -ot
• Rhymes: -ut

Noun

kabut (Jawi spelling کابوت, plural kabut-kabut or kabut²)

1. fog (cloud that forms at a low altitude and obscures vision)

Further reading

• "kabut" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017