niaga

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Etymology

From Malay niaga, from Classical Malay niaga, back-formation from beniaga (“trading”), which borrowed from Sanskrit वाणिज्यक (vāṇijyaka, “trader”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ni‧a‧ga

Noun

niaga (first-person possessive niagaku, second-person possessive niagamu, third-person possessive niaganya)

  1. trading.
    Synonym: dagang

Affixed terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Back-formation from beniaga or berniaga (“trading”), borrowed from Sanskrit वाणिज्यक (vāṇijyaka, “trader”) from Sanskrit वणिज् (vaṇij, “trade, commerce; merchant”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

niaga (plural niaga-niaga, informal 1st possessive niagaku, 2nd possessive niagamu, 3rd possessive niaganya)

  1. trading.
    Synonyms: dagang, jual beli

Verb

niaga (Jawi spelling نياݢ)

  1. to trade

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: niaga

References

  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “نياݢ niaga”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 676
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “niaga”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 172

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