kabu

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Fijian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Central-Pacific *kavu, from Proto-Oceanic *kaput, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabut (fog, mist; haze).

Noun[edit]

kabu (used in a reduplicated form as kabukabu)

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

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

kabu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かぶ

Kambera[edit]

Verb[edit]

kabu

  1. (intransitive) to be crushed

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 179

Maia[edit]

Noun[edit]

kabu

  1. short