buku harian

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound buku (“book”) +‎ harian (“daily”), calque of Dutch dagboek (“diary”, literally “day book”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuku haˈrian]

Noun

buku harian (first-person possessive buku harianku, second-person possessive buku harianmu, third-person possessive buku hariannya)

1. diary,
   1. daily log of experiences.

      Buku Harian Sang Putri ― The Princess' Diary

      Synonym: diari

2. (accounting) journal: a chronological record of payments.

   Synonym: jurnal

   Dalam proses akuntansinya juga sama, yaitu dimulai dari analisis dokumen, kemudian pencatatan dalam buku harian, klasifikasi dan peringkasan lewat buku besar dan buku tambahan; kemudian diakhiri dengan penyusunan laporan keuangan. ― The accounting process is the same, starting with document analysis, then recording in a journal, classification and summarisation through ledgers and supplementary books; then ending with the preparation of financial statements.

Derived terms

• buku harian cek
• buku harian peristiwa

 

Further reading

• “buku harian” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.