kasar

See also: kaşar and kasař

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.sar/
• Rhymes: -sar, -ar, -r
• Hyphenation: ka‧sar

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay kasar. Compare Javanese ꦏꦱꦂ (kasar, “coarse, rough, unrefined”).

Adjective

kasar

1. rough:
   1. not smooth; uneven.

      Synonyms: kasap, kesat

   2. crude; unrefined
   3. approximate: nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate
   4. hasty or careless; not finished.

      Synonym: gabas

   5. loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.
2. coarse
   1. composed of large parts or particles; not fine in material or close in texture.
   2. lacking refinement.

      bahasa kasar ― coarse language

   3. coarsely ground or gritty; grainy.
3. harsh:
   1. unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.

      Synonyms: kasap, kesat

   2. severe or cruel

      makian-makian kasar ― rude insults

4. raw
   1. not treated or processed; in a natural state, unrefined, unprocessed. (of materials, products, etc.)

      Synonym: mentah

   2. unrefined, crude, or insensitive. (of language)
   3. crude in quality; rough, uneven, unsophisticated.

      Synonym: gabas

   4. (statistics) uncorrected, without analysis.

      Synonym: mentah

5. crude:
   1. in a natural, untreated state.
   2. characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.
   3. lacking tact or taste.

Derived terms

• dikasari
• dikasarkan
• diperkasar
• kekasaran
• memperkasar
• mengasari
• mengasarkan

 

• kasar tangan

 

Etymology 2

Noun

kasar (plural kasar-kasar)

1. Alternative spelling of qasar

Further reading

• “kasar” 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.

Middle English

Noun

kasar

1. (Northern) Alternative form of casere

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

kȁsar m (Cyrillic spelling ка̏сар)

1. (nautical) poop deck

Suruí

Noun

kasar

1. macaw

References

• Stan Anonby, A Historical Comparative Look at Four Mondé Languages (2012), p. 7

Swedish

Noun

kasar

1. indefinite plural of kas
2. indefinite plural of kasa
3. indefinite plural of kase

Verb

kasar

1. present indicative of kasa

Anagrams

• Skara, askar, rakas, raska, sakar, skara