ajaibkhanah
Malay
editEtymology
editFrom Classical Persian, via Urdu عجائب خانہ ('ajāib-xāna).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editajaibkhanah (Jawi spelling عجائبخانه)
- (obsolete) cabinet of curiosities
- Synonyms: rumah tontonan, rumah penontonan
- (obsolete, Malaysia, Singapore) museum[1]
References
edit- ^ Mohd. Taib bin Osman (1966) The Language of the Editorials in Malay Vernacular Newspapers up to 1941, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Malaysia, page 12
Further reading
edit- “ajaibkhanah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.