persuratan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of surat +‎ per- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pərsuˈratan/ [pər.suˈrat̪̚.an]
• Rhymes: -atan
• Syllabification: per‧su‧rat‧an

Noun

persuratan (plural persuratan-persuratan)

1. (archaic) library
2. (archaic) literature

   Synonyms: kepustakaan, kesusastraan, literatur

3. (archaic) bibliography

   Synonym: kepustakaan

4. correspondence

   Synonyms: korespondensi, surat-menyurat

Synonyms

library

• bibliotek
• khizanatulkitab
• kutubkhanah
• perpustakaan
• persuratan
• rumah buku
• taman bacaan
• taman pustaka

Further reading

• “persuratan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of surat +‎ per- -an.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /pə(r)suˈratan/ [pə(r).suˈra(t̪̚).t̪an]

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /pərsuˈratan/ [pər.suˈra(t̪̚).t̪an]
• Hyphenation: per‧su‧ra‧tan

Noun

persuratan (Jawi spelling ڤرسورتن, uncountable)

1. literature

   Synonyms: sastera, kesusasteraan

Further reading

• "persuratan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "persuratan" at PRPM first version)