pustaka
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay pustaka, from Sanskrit पुस्तक (pustaka), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pōstaka, *pustaka. Doublet of pestaka and pustaha.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pusˈtaka/ [pusˈt̪a.ka]
- Rhymes: -aka
- Syllabification: pus‧ta‧ka
Noun
pustaka (plural pustaka-pustaka)
- (rare) book
- book of Javanese divination, the primbon
- library
Derived terms
- kepustakaan
- pemustaka
- perpustakaan
- pustaka acuan
- pustakawan
- taman pustaka
Further reading
- “pustaka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Romanization
pustaka
- romanization of ꦥꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦏ
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit पुस्तक (pustaka), from some Middle Iranian language. Doublet of pestaka.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /pustakə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /pustaka/
- Rhymes: -akə, -kə, -ə
Noun
pustaka (Jawi spelling ڤوستاک, plural pustaka-pustaka)
- book (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material)
- (archaic) book of divination or sorcery.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- kepustakaan (“bibliography, literature”)
- perpustakaan (“library”)
- pustakawan (“librarian”)
Related terms
- pestaka
Descendants
- Indonesian: pustaka
References
- Edi Sedyawati, Ellya Iswati, Kusparyati Boedhijono, Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, pages 149-150
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ڤستاک pĕstaka, pustaka or pistaka”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 461
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “pustaka”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 292
Further reading
- “pustaka” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.