| rudiment | n 1. (in pl) first principles, asas-asas: the ~s of grammar, asas-asas tatabahasa; he doesn’t seem to have any idea of the ~s of social behaviour, dia nampaknya tdk tahu langsung ttg asas-asas tingkah laku sosial; 2. (biol) rudimen. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nuts and bolts | n 1. (lit.) nat dan bolt; 2. basic facts, asas-asas: I know the ~ of dressmaking but nothing more, saya tahu asas-asas membuat baju tetapi tdk lebih drpd itu; 3. small items, tasks that are necessary, approp n + asas: the person who sees to the ~ in the office, orang yg menjalankan tugas-tugas asas di pejabat; he explained the ~ of the operation to the visitors, dia menerangkan perkara-perkara asas ttg operasi tersebut kpd para pelawat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| basic | adj 1. fundamental, primary, asas, dasar: ~ needs, keperluan asas; ~ principles, prinsip asas; ~ training, latihan asas; ~ rights, hak-hak asasi; 2. without any additions, pokok: ~ wage, gaji pokok; 3. (chem) bes, asas: ~ element, unsur bes; ~ oxide, oksida bes; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fundamental | adj 1. basic, asas, dasar: this principle was ~ to all his beliefs, prinsip ini merupakan asas kpd semua kepercayaannya; the ~ rules governing grammar, peraturan-peraturan asas yg menguasai tatabahasa; there is a ~ difference between the two schools of thought, ada perbezaan asas antara dua aliran pemikiran itu; 2. most important, utama: the ~ question happens to be a political one, persoalan utama kebetulannya persoalan politik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| basis | n 1. foundation, basic principle, asas, dasar: take the theory as the ~ for your argument, gunakan teori itu sbg asas hujah kamu; on the ~ of, atas /asas, dasar/, berasaskan, berdasarkan; 2. main ingredient, bahan /asas, dasar/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| basal | adj 1. of, at or forming the base, asas, dasar; 2. fundamental, asas: ~ characteristics, sifat-sifat asas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| essential | n 1. st extremely necessary or important, approp n + yg perlu: he regards money as an ~, dia menganggap wang sbg sesuatu yg perlu; we only had enough money to furnish the room with the bare ~s, kami hanya ada wang yg cukup utk melengkapi bilik itu dgn perabot yg perlu sahaja; 2. fundamental principle, asas: the ~s of English grammar, asas-asas tatabahasa Inggeris. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| elegiac | n 1. (chem) unsur: hydrogen and oxygen are ~s, hidrogen dan oksigen ialah unsur;2. any of the four elements (earth, water, air, fire) unsur; 3. (in pl) the ~s, unsur-unsur alam: the fisherman’s face was bronzed and wrinkled through exposure to the ~s, muka nelayan itu hitam dan berkedut-kedut krn terdedah kpd unsur-unsur alam; to brave the ~s, menghadapi unsur-unsur alam dgn tabah; 4. (in pl) rudiments (of learning) asas, dasar: the ~s of geometry, asas-asas geometri; 5. feature, component, unsur: spice is an important ~ in Indian cuisine, rempah ialah unsur penting dlm masakan orang India; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rudimentary | adj 1. simple, most basic, asas: a ~ knowledge of the language, pengetahuan asas ttg bahasa itu; 2. (biol) rudimen: a ~ tail, ekor rudimen; ~ wings, sayap rudimen. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| base1 | 8. (chem) bes; 9. (geom) tapak: the ~ of a triangle, tapak segi tiga; 10. (math) asas: ten is the ~ in the decimal system, sepuluh ialah asas dlm sistem perpuluhan; the ~ of a logarithm, asas logaritma; 11. (ling) dasar kata; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |