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Ilocano
Etymology
From Malay berniaga (“trade”), from either Portuguese veniaga (“merchant; merchandise”) or directly from Sanskrit वणिजक (vaṇijaka, “merchant”), from वाणिज (vāṇija, “merchant, trader”). (cf. Cebuano banyaga (“rascal”), Kapampangan banyaga (“trade”), Tagalog banyaga (“foreigner”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈnjaɡa/
- Hyphenation: ba‧nia‧ga
Noun
baniaga (Kur-itan spelling ᜊᜈᜒᜀᜄ)
- commerce; trade
Maguindanao
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay berniaga (“trade”), from Sanskrit वणिजक (vaṇijaka, “merchant”), from वाणिज (vāṇija, “merchant, trader”).
Noun
baniaga
- commerce; trade
Derived terms
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Noun
baniagà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜌᜄ)
- Obsolete spelling of banyaga.