dasar

Inherited from Malay dasar, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ðsar. Compare Javanese ꦝꦱꦂ (dhasar), Old Javanese ḍasar (“base, bottom; workshop”).

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

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

dasar

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

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

dasar

1. indefinite plural of dase

Cognate of Malay dasar.

dasar

1. floor (lower part of a room)