buang air besar
Indonesian
Alternative forms
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
Noun
buang air besar (plural buang-buang air besar)
- defecation, defaecation: The act or process of voiding feces from the bowels
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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.