kabut asap
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of kabut (“fog, mist”) + asap (“smoke”), calque from Chinese 煙霧/烟雾 (yānwù, “smog; mist; smoke and fog”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkabʊt ˈasap/
Noun
kabut asap (plural kabut-kabut asap)
- a smog: mixture of particulates and gases as a result of urban air pollution
- Synonyms: asbut, asap kabut
Synonyms
- jerebu (Standard Malay)
Further reading
- “kabut asap” 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.