berdasar

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of ber- +‎ dasar.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bərˈdasar/ [bərˈda.sar]
• Rhymes: -asar
• Syllabification: ber‧da‧sar

Verb

bêrdasar

1. (intransitive) to be founded
2. (intransitive) to be based
3. (intransitive) to have a base of

Interjection

berdasar (Internet slang, humorous)

1. based: Indicating emphatic approval of a statement or opinion, often a controversial or unpopular one.

Further reading

• “berdasar”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /bə(r)ˈdasa(r)/ [bə(r)ˈda.sa(r)]
  • Rhymes: -a(r)
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /bərˈdasar/ [bərˈda.sar]
  • Rhymes: -ar
• Hyphenation: ber‧da‧sar

Etymology 1

Affixation of ber- +‎ dasar.

Verb

berdasar (Jawi spelling برداسر) (intransitive)

1. to be founded
2. to be based
3. to have a base of

Etymology 2

Calque of English based.

Interjection

berdasar (Internet slang, humorous)

1. based: Indicating emphatic approval of a statement or opinion, often a controversial or unpopular one.

Further reading

• "berdasar" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017