kabut

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

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

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• Rhymes: -abut
• Syllabification: ka‧but

kabut (plural kabut-kabut)

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

   Synonyms: kabus, pedut

kabut (comparative lebih kabut, superlative paling kabut)

1. vague, unclear, faded, blurred

   Synonyms: kelam, suram

   Antonym: nyata

• “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.

Cognate with kabus, from Proto-Malayic *kabut (compare Indonesian kabut), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabut (compare Fijian kabu, Hawaiian ʻohu, Maori kohu).

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

kabut (Jawi spelling کابوت, plural kabut-kabut)

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

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