fondasi

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch fundatie (“foundation”), from French fondation (“foundation”), from Latin fundātiō.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /fonˈdasi/ [fonˈda.si]
• Rhymes: -asi
• Syllabification: fon‧da‧si

Noun

fondasi (plural fondasi-fondasi)

1. foundation: 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

   Synonyms: asas (Malay), fundamen, tapak (Malay)

Alternative forms

• fundasi
• pondasi

Hyponyms

• fondasi batu kali
• fondasi bor
• fondasi cakar ayam
• fondasi dangkal
• pondasi kokoh
• pondasi rakit
• pondasi tapak
• pondasi telapak

Further reading

• “fondasi”, 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