dasar

See also: dåsar

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

dasar (plural dasar-dasar)

1. base, basis

   Synonym: basis

2. (linguistics) base (a morpheme or morphemes that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached)
3. foundation

   Synonym: fondasi

4. basis (a starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis)

   Synonym: asas

5. principle (morals)

   Synonym: prinsip

6. background

   Synonym: latar

7. 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 [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

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)