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, first-person possessive kabut asapku, second-person possessive kabut asapmu, third-person possessive kabut asapnya)

1. 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.