garis besar

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of garis (“line”) +‎ besar (“great”), calque of Dutch hoofdtrek (“outline”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡarɪs bəˈsar/

Noun

garis besar (plural garis-garis besar, first-person possessive garis besarku, second-person possessive garis besarmu, third-person possessive garis besarnya)

1. (literal) bigger line
2. (figurative) outline:
   1. a general description of some subject.
   2. a statement summarizing the important points of a text.
   3. a preliminary plan for a project

Further reading

• “garis 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.