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 (plural niaga-niaga) trading Synonym: dagang ==== Affixed terms ==== === Further reading === “niaga”, 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 == Malay == === Etymology === Back-formation from beniaga or berniaga (“trading”), borrowed from Sanskrit वाणिज्यक (vāṇijyaka, “trader”) from Sanskrit वणिज् (vaṇij, “trade, commerce; merchant”). === Pronunciation === (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˈnjaɡə/ [ˈnja.ɡə] Rhymes: -aɡə, -ə (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈnjaɡa/ [ˈnja.ɡa] Rhymes: -aɡa, -a Hyphenation: nia‧ga === Noun === niaga (Jawi spelling نياݢ, plural niaga-niaga or niaga2) trading Synonyms: dagang, jual beli === Verb === niaga (Jawi spelling نياݢ) to trade ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: niaga (inherited) === 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 (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017