kabus
See also: kâbus
Ilocano
Alternative forms
- cabus (obsolete)
- kabos
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧bus
- IPA(key): /ˈkabus/, [ˈkɐbus]
Noun
kábus
- full moon
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kabus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kabʊs/
- Hyphenation: ka‧bus
- Rhymes: -bʊs, -ʊs, -s
Noun
kabus (plural kabus-kabus, first-person possessive kabusku, second-person possessive kabusmu, third-person possessive kabusnya)
- mist
- Synonym: kabut
Adjective
kabus
- unclear
- Synonym: kabur
Further reading
- “kabus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Cognate with kabut, from Proto-Malayic *kabut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabut.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /kabos/
- (Baku) IPA(key): /kabʊs/
- Rhymes: -abos, -bos, -os
- Rhymes: -us
Noun
kabus (Jawi spelling کابوس, plural kabus-kabus, informal 1st possessive kabusku, 2nd possessive kabusmu, 3rd possessive kabusnya)
- mist (water or other liquid finely suspended in air)
Descendants
- Indonesian: kabus
Further reading
- “kabus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.