buku besar
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of buku (“book”) + besar (“big”), calque of Dutch grootboek (literally “big, great book”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbuku bəˈsar]
Noun
buku besar (first-person possessive buku besarku, second-person possessive buku besarmu, third-person possessive buku besarnya)
- (literally) (a) big book.
- (accounting) general ledger, nominal ledger.
Synonyms
- (general ledger): lejar am (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Further reading
- “buku besar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.