daerah aliran sungai

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of daerah (“area”) +‎ aliran (“flow”) +‎ sungai (“river”), calque of Dutch stroomgebied (“catchment area, catchment basin, drainage basin, watershed”, literally “flow area”).

Noun

daerah aliran sungai (plural daerah-daerah aliran sungai)

  1. (hydrology) catchment area, catchment basin, drainage basin, river basin, water basin, watershed
    Synonyms: lembangan perparitan (Malay), lembangan saliran (Malay)

Alternative forms

  • DAS (initialism)

Further reading

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