pustaka
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay pustaka, from Sanskrit पुस्तक (pustaka), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pōstaka, *pustaka. Doublet of pustaha.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pustaka (plural pustaka-pustaka, first-person possessive pustakaku, second-person possessive pustakamu, third-person possessive pustakanya)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “pustaka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
pustaka
- Romanization of ꦥꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦏ
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit पुस्तक (pustaka), from some Middle Iranian language. Doublet of pestaka.
Pronunciation edit
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /pustakə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /pustaka/
- Rhymes: -akə, -kə, -ə
Noun edit
pustaka (Jawi spelling ڤوستاک, plural pustaka-pustaka, informal 1st possessive pustakaku, 2nd possessive pustakamu, 3rd possessive pustakanya)
- book (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material)
- (archaic) book of divination or sorcery.
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- kepustakaan (“bibliography, literature”)
- perpustakaan (“library”)
- pustakawan (“librarian”)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: pustaka
References edit
- 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, page 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, pages 292
Further reading edit
- “pustaka” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.