kutubkhanah
Malay
Alternative forms
- kutub khanah
Etymology
From Classical Persian کتبخانه (kutub-xāna), a variant of کتابخانه (kitāb-xāna) using the Arabic plural کتب (kutub).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkutubˈxanah/ [ˌku.t̪up̚ˈxa.nah]
Noun
kutubkhanah (Jawi spelling کتبخانه, uncountable)
- (Classical Malay) library
- Synonym: perpustakaan
Further reading
- "kutubkhanah" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017