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)

1. (literal) (a) big book.
2. (accounting) general ledger, nominal ledger.

Synonyms

• (general ledger): lejar am (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Further reading

• “buku besar” 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.