saudagar
English
Noun
saudagar (plural saudagars)
- (India, historical) A merchant or trader, especially one selling European goods in a civil station or cantonment.
Alternative forms
- soudagur
Indonesian
Etymology
From Persian سوداگر (sowdâgar, “merchant, trader”, literally “person who trade”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sau̯ˈda.ɡar]
- Hyphenation: sau‧da‧gar
Noun
saudagar (first-person possessive saudagarku, second-person possessive saudagarmu, third-person possessive saudagarnya)
- merchant, trader.
- Synonym: pedagang
Further reading
- “saudagar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.