niaga

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. trading.

   Synonym: dagang

Affixed terms

• berniaga
• memperniagakan
• meniaga
• meniagakan
• peniaga
• perniagaan

 

Further reading

• “niaga” 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

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

• berniaga
• beniaga
• meniaga
• peniaga
• perniagaan

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

Further reading

• “niaga” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.