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)

1. 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.