kabut asap
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of kabut (“fog, mist”) + asap (“smoke”), calque of Chinese 煙霧／烟雾 (yānwù, “smog; mist; smoke and fog”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkabʊt ˈasap/
Noun
kabut asap (plural kabut-kabut asap, first-person possessive kabut asapku, second-person possessive kabut asapmu, third-person possessive kabut asapnya)
- haze: very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility.
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.
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