kutubkhanah

Malay

Alternative forms

kutub khanah

Etymology

From Classical Persian ‎ (kutub-xāna), a variant of ‎ (kitāb-xāna) using the Arabic plural ‎ (kutub).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kutubˈxanah/, [ku.t̪upˈxa.nah]

Noun

kutubkhanah (Jawi spelling کتبخانه‎)

(Classical Malay) library
Synonym: perpustakaan

Further reading

“kutubkhanah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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