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

(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 of Indonesia, 2016.

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