berniaga

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay berniaga, from Classical Malay beniaga, berniaga, from Old Malay vaṇiyāga, from Sanskrit वाणिज्यक (vāṇijyaka, “trader”). Rebracketed as ber- +‎ niaga. 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

Further reading

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

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 from back-formation from berniaga

Verb

bĕrniaga

1. to trade

Further reading

• “berniaga” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “بنياݢ bĕnijaga”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 62
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “بنياݢ bĕniyaga”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 123
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “bĕniaga”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 120