berniaga
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed ber- + niaga, from Malay berniaga, from Classical Malay beniaga, berniaga, from Old Malay vaṇiyāga, from Sanskrit वाणिज्यक (vāṇijyaka, “trader”).[1] Compare to Old Javanese waṇigjana (“trader”) and baṇyaga (“trader”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bərniˈaɡa]
- Hyphenation: bêr‧ni‧a‧ga
References
- Tom Hoogervorst (2017-12-31), Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, 9. The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies, ISEAS Publishing, DOI:, →ISBN, page 375–440
Further reading
- “berniaga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic 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)
- Archaic form of niaga.
Derived terms
- niaga (by back-formation)
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