dasar

See also: dåsar

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay dasar. Compare Javanese ꦝꦱꦂ (dhasar), Old Javanese ḍasar (“base, bottom; workshop”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdasar/
• Hyphenation: da‧sar
• Rhymes: -sar, -ar, -r

Noun

dasar (plural dasar-dasar, first-person possessive dasarku, second-person possessive dasarmu, third-person possessive dasarnya)

1. base:
   1. foundation: something from which other things extend.

      Synonyms: alas, fondasi

   2. a basic but essential component or ingredient.
   3. basis: the starting point of a logical deduction or though.
   4. (linguistics) a morpheme (or morphemes) that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached.
2. foundation:
   1. groundwork, basis: That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding.
   2. The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.
3. basis:
   1. a physical base or foundation.
   2. a starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.

      Synonym: asas

4. principle (morals)
5. background

   Synonym: latar

6. floor

   Synonym: lantai

Derived terms

• berdasar
• berdasarkan
• dasaran
• didasari
• didasarkan
• mendasar
• mendasari
• mendasarkan

 

• dasar awan
• dasar bersama
• dasar biaya
• dasar jatuh tempo
• dasar laut
• dasar mudasir
• dasar pemakaian jam
• dasar terikat
• dasar tunai
• dasar warna

 

Interjection

dasar

1. there!
2. there's nothing to do about it

Further reading

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

Swedish

Noun

dasar

1. indefinite plural of dase

West Coast Bajau

Etymology

Cognate of Malay dasar.

Noun

dasar

1. floor (lower part of a room)