kelabu

Inherited from Malay کلابو (kelabu, “grey”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəˈlabu/ [kəˈla.bu]
• Rhymes: -abu
• Syllabification: ke‧la‧bu

kêlabu (plural kelabu-kelabu)

1. (rare) grey

   Synonym: abu-abu

2. ash grey

   kelabu:  

kêlabu (comparative lebih kelabu, superlative paling kelabu)

1. (figurative) unclear

   Synonyms: samar, saru

• “kelabu”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Affixation of ke- +‎ -el- +‎ abu.

• IPA^(key): /kəˈlabu/ [kəˈla.bu]
• Rhymes: -abu, -bu, -u
• Hyphenation: ke‧la‧bu

kelabu (Jawi spelling کلابو, comparative lebih kelabu, superlative paling kelabu)

1. (Malaysia, Brunei) grey (colour)

   Synonyms: abu-abu (Indonesian), pirau

kelabu (Jawi spelling کلابو, plural kelabu-kelabu or kelabu²)

1. (Malaysia, Brunei) grey (colour)

• > Indonesian: kelabu (inherited)

• "kelabu" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017