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

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

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

dasar

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

• “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

dasar

1. indefinite plural of dase

Cognate of Malay dasar.

dasar

1. floor (lower part of a room)