Definition
A dedicated room or space in a building used for storing, organizing, or selling books; a library or bookshop space.
Etymology
From 'book' (Old English 'bōc') + 'room' (Old English 'rūm', meaning space or chamber). This term appeared as personal libraries became common among the educated classes in the 17th-18th centuries.
Kelly Says
Some of the most famous bookrooms were secret—scholars and resisters during various periods used hidden libraries to preserve banned or dangerous books.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መጽሐፍ ቤት
metsehaf bet
BNবাংলা
বইয়ের ঘর
boier ghor
CACatalà
biblioteca
bee-blee-oh-THEH-kah
CSČeština
knihovna
knee-HOH-vnah
DADansk
bogværelse
BOHG-vay-else
DEDeutsch
Bibliothek
bee-BLEE-oh-thehk
ELΕλληνικά
βιβλιοθήκη
vee-blee-oh-THEE-kee
ESEspañol
biblioteca
bee-blee-oh-THEH-kah
FAفارسی
کتابخانه
ketaabkhaaneh
FISuomi
kirjasto
KEER-yah-stoh
FRFrançais
bibliothèque
bee-blee-oh-TEHK
GUGU
પુસ્તકાલય
pustakaalay
HAHA
ɗakın littattafai
dah-keen lee-tah-tah-fay
HEעברית
חדר ספרים
hader sefarim
HIहिन्दी
पुस्तकालय
pustakaalay
HUMagyar
könyvtár
KUHN-yv-tahr
IDBahasa Indonesia
perpustakaan
pehr-poo-stah-KAHN
IGIG
ụlọ akwụkwọ
oo-loh ah-kwoo-kwoh
ITItaliano
biblioteca
bee-blee-oh-CHEH-kah
KKKK
кітапхана
keetaapkhana
KMKM
បន្ទប់សៀវភៅ
bon-tob siev-phau
MRMR
पुस्तकालय
pustakaalay
MSBahasa Melayu
bilik buku
bee-lek boo-koo
MYမြန်မာ
စာအုပ်ခန်း
sa-oke khan
NLNederlands
boekenkamer
BOH-ken-kah-mer
PAPA
ਕਿਤਾਬਾਂ ਦਾ ਕਮਰਾ
kitaabaan da kamra
PLPolski
biblioteka
bee-blee-oh-TEH-kah
PTPortuguês
biblioteca
bee-blee-oh-CHEH-kah
RORomână
bibliotecă
bee-blee-oh-TEH-kah
RUРусский
библиотека
bee-blee-oh-TEH-kah
SVSvenska
bokrum
BOHK-rohm
SWKiswahili
chumba cha vitabu
CHOO-mbah CHAH vee-TAH-bu
TEతెలుగు
పుస్తకాల గది
pustakaala gadi
THไทย
ห้องสมุด
hong samut
TLTL
silid ng libro
SEE-leed ng lee-broh
TRTürkçe
kitaplık
kee-TAH-pluk
UKУкраїнська
кімната книг
kimnata knyh
URاردو
کتاب خانہ
kitaab khaanah
VITiếng Việt
phòng sách
fohng sahkh
YOYO
ile iwe
ee-leh ee-weh
ZUZU
indlu yezincwadi
in-dloo yeh-zin-kwah-dee