alas.
base, foundation
Meaning & usage
base, foundation
layer, lining, covering
a structure that becomes a support for other structures above it, such as a pedestal on a statue
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Malay alas (“base, layer”), from Classical Malay الس (alas).
rope on a small boat stabilizer
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Javanese [Term?].
coarse, sandy
Where this word comes from
From Tenggalan
forest
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Javanese alas (“forest”), from Old Javanese alas (“forest”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *halas (“forest, wilderness, woods, jungle”), from Proto-Austronesian *Salas (“forest, wilderness, woods”). Cognate to Balinese alas (“forest”).
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