buang air
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Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of buang (“to throw away”) + air (“water”), literally “to throw away a water”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]- (intransitive, formal) to urinate
- Synonyms: buang air kecil, kencing, berkemih, pipis
- (intransitive, formal) to defecate
- Synonyms: buang air besar, berak
Further reading
[edit]- “buang air” 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.