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)

1. (Classical Malay) library

   Synonym: perpustakaan

Further reading

• “kutubkhanah”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017