buku putih

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of buku (“book”) +‎ putih (“white”), calque of Dutch witboek (“white paper”, literally “white book”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ku ˈpu.tɪh/

Noun

buku putih (plural buku-buku putih, first-person possessive buku putihku, second-person possessive buku putihmu, third-person possessive buku putihnya)

1. white paper:
   1. (management, marketing) a factual write-up of something, specifically devoid of the appearance of marketing.
   2. (government, politics) a parliamentary document announcing or proposing government policy or action.

Synonyms

• kertas putih (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “buku putih” 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.