Definition
A temporary or semi-permanent stand or booth in a public place where books are displayed and sold; a street-level book vendor's setup.
Etymology
From 'book' (Old English 'bōc') + 'stall' (Old English 'steall', a fixed position or compartment). Common from medieval times when book vendors sold at markets and fairs.
Kelly Says
London's famous bookstalls under bridges sold rare and used books for decades—they became iconic gathering places where collectors could hunt for treasures in the pages of discarded volumes.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መጽሐፍ መን powiedzieć
me-ts-ha-f men se-i-ye
ARالعربية
محل بيع الكتب
mah-hal bee-e-al-kutub
BNবাংলা
ইয়ের বইয়ের দোকান
yer boi-yer do-kan
CACatalà
llibreria
li-bre-ria
CSČeština
knihkupectví
kni-hku-pec-tvi
DADansk
bogforhandler
bog-for-han-dler
DEDeutsch
Buchhandlung
bokh-han-dling
ELΕλληνικά
βιβλιοπωλείο
vi-bli-o-po-lei-o
ESEspañol
estanco de libros
es-tan-co de lee-bros
FAفارسی
کُتُبخانه
ko-to-khaneh
FISuomi
kirjakauppa
kir-ja-kaup-pa
FRFrançais
kiosque à livres
kee-osk a lee-vruh
GUGU
પુસ્તકની દુકાન
pustak-nee du-kaan
HAHA
kantin littafi
kan-tin lit-ta-fi
HEעברית
חנות ספרים
chanat sefarim
HIहिन्दी
पुस्तक की दुकान
pustak kee du-kaan
HUMagyar
könyvesbolt
kö-ny-ves-bolt
IDBahasa Indonesia
toko buku
to-ko bu-ku
IGIG
akwụkwọ ahia
ak-wuk-wo a-hia
ITItaliano
libreria
li-bre-ria
KKKK
кітап саудасы
kita-p sau-da-sy
KMKM
រក្សាសៀវភៅ
rok-sya siav-bou
MRMR
किताबांची दुकाना
ki-ta-baan-chi du-ka-na
MSBahasa Melayu
kedai buku
ke-dai bu-ku
MYမြန်မာ
စာအုပ် ဆိုင်
sa-a-uk sai
NLNederlands
boekhandel
boek-han-del
NONorsk
bokhandel
bok-han-del
PAPA
ਕਿਤਾਬਾਂ ਦੀ ਦੁકા handen
ki-ta-baan dee du-ka-han-den
PLPolski
księgarnia
k-sieg-ar-nia
PTPortuguês
banca de livros
ban-ka de lee-vuhs
RORomână
librărie
li-bre-rie
RUРусский
книжный киоск
kni-zh-nyy kee-osk
SVSvenska
bokhandel
bok-han-del
SWKiswahili
duka la vitabu
du-ka la vi-ta-bu
TAதமிழ்
நூல் கடai
nooL ka-dai
TEతెలుగు
పుస్తక దుకాణం
pustak du-ka-nam
THไทย
ร้านหนังสือ
raan nang-swee
TLTL
tindahan ng mga libro
tin-da-han ng mga lee-bro
TRTürkçe
kitapçı
kitap-chi
UKУкраїнська
книгарня
kni-har-nya
URاردو
کتاب کی دکان
kitaab kee du-kaan
VITiếng Việt
cửa hàng sách
cua hang sach
YOYO
ibẹ̀-ẹ̀rọ̀ ìwé
i-be-e-ro i-we
ZUZU
isikhathi sokuthengela izincwadi
i-si-kha-thi so-ku-the-ngela i-zin-cwadi