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kabuki in Malay

kabuki

UK/kəˈbuːkiː//kəˈbuːki/

kabuki in Malay: kabuki. In English, kabuki means a form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately costumed male performers use stylized movements, dances, and songs in order to enact tragedies and comedies.

Malay words for kabuki

form of Japanese theatre
kabuki

English meaning of kabuki

  1. noun A form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately costumed male performers use stylized movements, dances, and songs in order to enact tragedies and comedies.
  2. noun A stylized, pretentious, and often hollow performance; (especially) political posturing.

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Questions about kabuki in Malay

What is the meaning of kabuki in Malay?
Kabuki in Malay is kabuki.
Apakah maksud kabuki dalam bahasa Melayu?
Kabuki: kabuki.
What does kabuki mean in English?
Kabuki means a form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately costumed male performers use stylized movements, dances, and songs in order to enact tragedies and comedies.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kabuki (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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