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kubu.

corral, stockade

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkubu/Standard-Indonesian[ˈku.bu]Standard-Indonesian

  1. corral, stockade

  2. bulwark, fort, redoubt, stronghold

  3. clique

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay kubu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kubu (“field hut in the rice fields”). Doublet of kuwu.

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