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kerbau

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Brunei/kərˈbau̯/

kerbau noun: a water buffalo.

Noun

kerbau (plural kerbaus)

  1. (Brunei, Malaysia) A water buffalo.
    • You can still see the kerbau plowing the paddy fields in Kedah.
    Synonyms:
    carabao

Synonyms of kerbau

Forms of kerbau

pluralkerbaus

Origin of kerbau

Borrowed from Malay kerbau. Doublet of carabao.

Questions about kerbau

What does kerbau mean?
Kerbau means a water buffalo.
What part of speech is kerbau?
Kerbau is a noun.
How do you pronounce kerbau?
Kerbau is pronounced /kərˈbau̯/ (Brunei).
What is the plural of kerbau?
The plural of kerbau is kerbaus.

Words near kerbau in the dictionary

  1. kerb weights
  2. kerb-stone
  3. kerb-stones
  4. Kerbala
  5. kerbang
  6. kerbau
  7. kerbaus
  8. kerbed
  9. Kerbela
  10. Kerber
  11. Kerberoasting

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