aklatan

Tagalog

Etymology

From aklat +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ak‧la‧tan
• IPA^(key): /ʔakˈlatan/, [ʔɐkˈlaː.t̪ɐn̪]

Noun

aklatan

1. library

   Synonyms: silid-aklatan, bibliyoteka

   Magbabasa lang ako sa aklatan. Ang sipag ko 'no?

   I'll just be reading at the library. Aren't I diligent?

2. bookshop; bookstore

   Synonym: aklat-tindahan

3. bookbinding shop

   Synonym: pabalatang-aklat

Derived terms

• aklatang-bayan
• aklatang-pambansa
• silid-aklatan