keluarga asas

Malay

Etymology

Compound of keluarga +‎ asas.

Noun

keluarga asas (informal 1st possessive keluarga asasku, 2nd possessive keluarga asasmu, 3rd possessive keluarga asasnya)

1. nuclear family: a family unit consisting of two parents (traditionally a mother and a father) and their children.

Synonyms

• keluarga batih (Indonesia)
• keluarga inti (Indonesia)

Further reading

• “keluarga asas” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.