perpustakaan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed of pustaka +‎ per- -an, from Malay perpustakaan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pər.pʊs.t̪aˈka.ʔan]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: pêr‧pus‧ta‧ka‧an

Noun

pêrpustakaan (plural perpustakaan-perpustakaan)

  1. library
    1. 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
    2. a collection of books or other forms of stored information

Alternative forms

Synonyms

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

Malay

Etymology

pustaka +‎ per- -an

Noun

perpustakaan (Jawi spelling ڤرڤوستاکاءن, plural perpustakaan-perpustakaan)

  1. library (institution which holds books etc.)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: perpustakaan

Further reading

Sundanese

Etymology

Derived from Malay perpustakaan.

Noun

perpustakaan (Sundanese script ᮕᮨᮁᮕᮥᮞ᮪ᮒᮊᮃᮔ᮪)

  1. library