rabun

Indonesian

Noun

rabun (plural rabun-rabun)

1. smoke

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *Rabun (“drizzling rain, mist; fog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.bun/
• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): [ra.bʊn -on -o̞n]

Adjective

rabun (Jawi spelling رابون, comparative lebih rabun, superlative paling rabun)

1. Of or pertaining to dimness of vision.

   Cik Agus rabun jauh.

   Mr. Agus is nearsighted

Further reading

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