kebuli

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kabuli, kebuli, from Classical Malay کبولي (kabuli), کبولي (kebuli), from Arabic كَابُلِيّ (kābuliyy), from Persian کابلی (kâboli).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈbuli/
• Hyphenation: kê‧bu‧li
• Rhymes: -li, -i

Noun

kêbuli (plural kebuli-kebuli, first-person possessive kebuliku, second-person possessive kebulimu, third-person possessive kebulinya)

1. (cooking) rice cooked in goat meat broth, goat milk, and clarified butter, influenced especially by Yemeni Arab (mandi rice or kabsa), Indian (biryani rice), and Afghan (kabuli palaw)

Alternative forms

• kabuli
• kabuli (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “kebuli” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.