kabut

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)

1. fog:
   1. (meteorology) a thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud.

Adjective

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, 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, informal 1st possessive kabutku, 2nd possessive kabutmu, 3rd possessive kabutnya)

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

Further reading

• “kabut” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.