buang air besar

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of buang (“to throw away”) +‎ air (“water”) +‎ besar (“big; large”), literally “to throw away a large water”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.aŋ a.ɪr bəˈsar/

Verb

buang air besar

1. (intransitive, formal) to defecate

   Synonym: berak

Further reading

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