halus

See also: Halus

Banjarese

Etymology

Cognate to Malay halus (“soft, fine-grained”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /halus/
  • Hyphenation: ha‧lus

Noun

halus

  1. small

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay halus, from Proto-Malayic *halus. Cognate to Balinese alus and Banjarese halus (“small”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

halus (comparative lebih halus, superlative paling halus)

  1. smooth, soft
  2. fine, fine-grained, powdered
    Synonym: lumat
    Bubuk halus ― Fine powder
  3. (of a spirit) invisible

Derived terms

  • kehalusan
  • memperhalus
  • menghalusi
  • menghaluskan
  • penghalus
  • penghalusan
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