perpustakaan
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed of pustaka + per- -an, from Malay perpustakaan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pər.pʊs.t̪aˈka.ʔan]
- Hyphenation: pêr‧pus‧ta‧ka‧an
Noun
pêrpustakaan (plural perpustakaan-perpustakaan, first-person possessive perpustakaanku, second-person possessive perpustakaanmu, third-person possessive perpustakaannya)
- library
- an institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users.
- a collection of books or other forms of stored information.
Alternative forms
- perpus (Syncopic form)
Synonyms
- bibliotek
- khizanatulkitab
- kutubkhanah
- rumah buku
- taman pustaka
- taman bacaan
Derived terms
- perpustakaan acuan
- perpustakaan akademik
- perpustakaan digital
- perpustakaan filial
- perpustakaan hibrida
- perpustakaan keliling
- perpustakaan khusus
- perpustakaan mini
- perpustakaan nasional
- perpustakaan rujukan
- perpustakaan umum
Further reading
- “perpustakaan” 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.
Malay
Noun
perpustakaan (Jawi spelling ڤرڤوستاکاءن, plural perpustakaan-perpustakaan, informal 1st possessive perpustakaanku, 2nd possessive perpustakaanmu, 3rd possessive perpustakaannya)
- library (institution which holds books etc.)
Descendants
- Indonesian: perpustakaan
Further reading
- “perpustakaan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Sundanese
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