berniaga

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay berniaga, from Classical Malay beniaga, berniaga, from Old Malay vaṇiyāga, from Sanskrit वाणिज्यक (vāṇijyaka, “trader”).[1] 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

References
  1. Tom Hoogervorst (2017 December 31) Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, 9. The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies‎, ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 375–440

Further reading

Malay

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit वाणिज्यक (vāṇijyaka, “trader”), from Sanskrit वणिज् (vaṇij, “trade, commerce; merchant”).[1][2]

Noun

berniaga (plural berniaga-berniaga, informal 1st possessive berniagaku, 2nd possessive berniagamu, 3rd possessive berniaganya)

  1. Archaic form of niaga.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

ber- +‎ niaga from back-formation from berniaga

Verb

bĕrniaga

  1. to trade

References
  1. Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 1994, →ISBN, page 340
  2. Tom Hoogervorst (2017 December 31) Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, 9. The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies‎, ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 375–440

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
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