Bahasa Melayu

berkabun

Bahasa Melayu

English

rise in columns, billow up

Smoke or dust rises upward in visible columns or thick streams.

بركابون

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Asap dari dapur itu berkabun ke udara.

    Smoke from the kitchen rose in columns into the air.

  2. Debu berkabun dari jalan yang kering itu.

    Dust rose in columns from the dry road.

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What does “rise in columns” mean in Malay?

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kabun

Berkabun is the common derived form used for this sense.

Word family

Common derived forms

kabun
to rise in columns, especially of smoke

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.