pustakawan

Indonesian

Etymology

pustaka +‎ -wan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pustaˈkawan/ [pus.t̪aˈka.wan]
• Rhymes: -awan
• Syllabification: pus‧ta‧ka‧wan

Noun

pustakawan (plural pustakawan-pustakawan)

1. librarian

Further reading

• “pustakawan”, 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

pustaka +‎ -wan

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -wan

Noun

pustakawan (Jawi spelling ڤوستاکاون, plural pustakawan-pustakawan or pustakawan²)

1. librarian

Further reading

• "pustakawan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017