buku besar
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of buku (“book”) + besar (“big”), partial calque of Dutch grootboek (literally “big, great book”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbuku bəˈsar]
Noun
buku bêsar (plural buku-buku besar)
- (literal) (a) big book
- (accounting) general ledger, nominal ledger
Synonyms
- (general ledger): lejar am (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Derived terms
- buku besar aset
- buku besar nontamu
- buku besar pembantu
- buku besar penjualan
- buku besar piutang
- buku besar tamu keluar
- buku besar umum
- buku besar utang
- kartu buku besar
Further reading
- “buku 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.