kamus

kamu +‎ -s

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɒmuʃ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧mus
• Rhymes: -uʃ

kamus (comparative kamusabb, superlative legkamusabb)

1. (slang) lying, phony (that tends to lie)

or

kamus (plural kamusok)

1. (slang) liar, fraud (a person who tends to lie)

From Malay kamus, from Arabic قَامُوس‎ (qāmūs), from Ancient Greek ὠκεανός (ōkeanós).

• IPA^(key): [ˈkamʊs]
• Hyphenation: ka‧mus

kamus (plural kamus-kamus, first-person possessive kamusku, second-person possessive kamusmu, third-person possessive kamusnya)

1. dictionary:

   Synonym: bausastra

   1. a reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, normally ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meaning, and sometimes containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, translations, and other data.
   2. any work that has a list of material organized alphabetically; e.g., biographical dictionary, encyclopedic dictionary.
2. (figurative) self, mind

• “kamus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

From Arabic قَامُوس‎ (qāmūs), from Ancient Greek ὠκεανός (ōkeanós).

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /kamos/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /kamʊs/
• Rhymes: -amos, -mos, -os

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kamus (Jawi spelling قاموس‎, plural kamus-kamus, informal 1st possessive kamusku, 2nd possessive kamusmu, 3rd possessive kamusnya)

1. dictionary (publication that explains the meanings of an ordered list of words)

From Ottoman Turkish قاموس‎ (kamus, “ocean; name of a celebrated Arabic dictionary”)[1], from Arabic قَامُوس‎ (qāmūs).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaːmus/
• Hyphenation: ka‧mus

kamus (definite accusative kamusu, plural kamuslar)

1. (obsolete) lexicon

• lügat
• sözlük

• kamus in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu