berniaga

berniaga

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed ber- +‎ niaga, from Malay berniaga, from Classical Malay beniaga, berniaga, from Old Malay vaṇiyāga, from Sanskrit वाणिज्यक (vāṇijyaka, “trader”).[1] Compare to Old Javanese waṇigjana (“trader”) and baṇyaga (“trader”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bərniˈaɡa]
• Hyphenation: bêr‧ni‧a‧ga

Verb

bêrniaga

1. to trade

   Synonym: berdagang

References

1. Tom Hoogervorst (2017-12-31), Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, 9. The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies‎, ISEAS Publishing, DOI:10.1355/9789814762779-011, →ISBN, page 375–440

Further reading

• “berniaga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit वाणिज्यक (vāṇijyaka, “trader”), from Sanskrit वणिज् (vaṇij, “trade, commerce; merchant”).

Noun

berniaga (plural berniaga-berniaga, informal 1st possessive berniagaku, 2nd possessive berniagamu, 3rd possessive berniaganya)

1. Archaic form of niaga.

Derived terms

• niaga (by back-formation)

Etymology 2

ber- +‎ niaga.

Verb

bĕrniaga

1. to trade