"halus" meaning in Indonesian

See halus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈhalus/ [Standard-Indonesian], [ˈha.lʊs] [Standard-Indonesian] Forms: lebih halus [comparative], paling halus [superlative]
Rhymes: -alus Etymology: Inherited from Malay halus, from Proto-Malayic *halus. Cognate to Balinese alus and Banjarese halus (“small”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|id|ms|halus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Malay halus, {{inh+|id|ms|halus}} Inherited from Malay halus, {{inh|id|poz-mly-pro|*halus}} Proto-Malayic *halus, {{cog|ban|alus}} Balinese alus, {{cog|bjn|halus||small}} Banjarese halus (“small”) Head templates: {{id-adj}} halus (comparative lebih halus, superlative paling halus)
  1. smooth, soft
    Sense id: en-halus-id-adj-6DdCnL1J
  2. fine, fine-grained, powdered Synonyms: lumat
    Sense id: en-halus-id-adj-r-xhcPbo
  3. (of a spirit) invisible
    Sense id: en-halus-id-adj-t1r372xN Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 8 28 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kehalusan, memperhalus, menghalusi, menghaluskan, penghalus, penghalusan
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  "derived": [
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      "word": "kehalusan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "memperhalus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "menghalusi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "menghaluskan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "penghalus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "penghalusan"
    }
  ],
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    [
      "halus",
      "halus#Malay"
    ],
    [
      "*halus",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/halus"
    ],
    [
      "alus",
      "alus#Balinese"
    ],
    [
      "halus",
      "halus#Banjarese"
    ]
  ],
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        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "ms",
        "3": "halus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Malay halus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ms",
        "3": "halus"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "poz-mly-pro",
        "3": "*halus"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayic *halus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ban",
        "2": "alus"
      },
      "expansion": "Balinese alus",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bjn",
        "2": "halus",
        "3": "",
        "4": "small"
      },
      "expansion": "Banjarese halus (“small”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Malay halus, from Proto-Malayic *halus. Cognate to Balinese alus and Banjarese halus (“small”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lebih halus",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paling halus",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "halus (comparative lebih halus, superlative paling halus)",
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ha‧lus"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ha‧lus"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Indonesian",
  "lang_code": "id",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "smooth, soft"
      ],
      "id": "en-halus-id-adj-6DdCnL1J",
      "links": [
        [
          "smooth",
          "smooth"
        ],
        [
          "soft",
          "soft"
        ]
      ]
    },
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              11
            ]
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              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Fine powder",
          "text": "Bubuk halus",
          "translation": "Fine powder",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fine, fine-grained, powdered"
      ],
      "id": "en-halus-id-adj-r-xhcPbo",
      "links": [
        [
          "fine",
          "fine"
        ],
        [
          "fine-grained",
          "fine-grained"
        ],
        [
          "powdered",
          "powdered"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lumat"
        }
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Indonesian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "invisible"
      ],
      "id": "en-halus-id-adj-t1r372xN",
      "links": [
        [
          "invisible",
          "invisible"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a spirit) invisible"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a spirit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhalus/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Indonesian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈha.lʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Indonesian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-alus"
    }
  ],
  "word": "halus"
}
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    "Indonesian adjectives",
    "Indonesian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Indonesian lemmas",
    "Indonesian terms derived from Malay",
    "Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayic",
    "Indonesian terms inherited from Malay",
    "Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayic",
    "Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Indonesian/alus",
    "Rhymes:Indonesian/alus/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kehalusan"
    },
    {
      "word": "memperhalus"
    },
    {
      "word": "menghalusi"
    },
    {
      "word": "menghaluskan"
    },
    {
      "word": "penghalus"
    },
    {
      "word": "penghalusan"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "halus",
      "halus#Malay"
    ],
    [
      "*halus",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/halus"
    ],
    [
      "alus",
      "alus#Balinese"
    ],
    [
      "halus",
      "halus#Banjarese"
    ]
  ],
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        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "glossary"
    },
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        "3": "halus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Malay halus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "2": "ms",
        "3": "halus"
      },
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      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
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        "3": "*halus"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayic *halus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ban",
        "2": "alus"
      },
      "expansion": "Balinese alus",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bjn",
        "2": "halus",
        "3": "",
        "4": "small"
      },
      "expansion": "Banjarese halus (“small”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Malay halus, from Proto-Malayic *halus. Cognate to Balinese alus and Banjarese halus (“small”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lebih halus",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paling halus",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "halus (comparative lebih halus, superlative paling halus)",
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ha‧lus"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ha‧lus"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Indonesian",
  "lang_code": "id",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "smooth, soft"
      ],
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        [
          "smooth",
          "smooth"
        ],
        [
          "soft",
          "soft"
        ]
      ]
    },
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              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Fine powder",
          "text": "Bubuk halus",
          "translation": "Fine powder",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fine, fine-grained, powdered"
      ],
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        [
          "fine",
          "fine"
        ],
        [
          "fine-grained",
          "fine-grained"
        ],
        [
          "powdered",
          "powdered"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lumat"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "invisible"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "invisible",
          "invisible"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a spirit) invisible"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a spirit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhalus/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Indonesian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈha.lʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Indonesian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-alus"
    }
  ],
  "word": "halus"
}

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