libreriya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish librería.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /libɾeˈɾia/ [lɪb.ɾɛˈɾi.ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: lib‧re‧ri‧ya

Noun

libreriya (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜇᜒᜌ)

  1. (formal or dated) bookshop; bookstore
    Synonyms: aklat-tindahan, aklatan
    • 1998, Mariano Ponce, translated by Jaime Carlos de Veyra, Efemérides filipinas:
      ...anumang paghahanap ang ginawa namin, hindi lamang wala kaming natagpuan sa mga libreriya at mga aklatan kahit isang kopya, kundi ang mismong si G. Paterno ang hindi makapagsabi kung saang imprenta at kung anong taon inilimbag ang mga ito.
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  2. (uncommon) library
    Synonyms: silid-aklatan, aklatan, bibliyoteka

Further reading
  • “libreriya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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