saudagar

English

Noun

saudagar (plural saudagars)

1. (India, historical) A merchant or trader, especially one selling European goods in a civil station or cantonment.

Alternative forms

• soudagur

Indonesian

Etymology

From Classical Persian سَوْدَاگَر (sawdāgar, “merchant, trader”, literally “person who trade”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sau̯ˈda.ɡar]
• Hyphenation: sau‧da‧gar
• Rhymes: -ar

Noun

saudagar (plural saudagar-saudagar)

1. merchant, trader

   Synonym: pedagang

Alternative forms

• sudagar

Derived terms

• saudagar raja

Further reading

• “saudagar”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016