baniaga

See also: Baniaga

Ilocano

Etymology

From Malay berniaga (“trade”), from either Portuguese veniaga (“merchant; merchandise”) or directly from Sanskrit वणिजक (vaṇijaka, “merchant”), from वाणिज (vāṇija, “merchant, trader”). (cf. Cebuano banyaga (“rascal”), Kapampangan banyaga (“trade”), Tagalog banyaga (“foreigner”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈnjaɡa/ [bɐˈnja.ɡa]
• Hyphenation: ba‧nia‧ga

Noun

baniaga (Kur-itan spelling ᜊᜈᜒᜀᜄ)

1. commerce; trade

Maguindanao

Alternative forms

• berniaga

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay berniaga (“trade”), from Sanskrit वणिजक (vaṇijaka, “merchant”), from वाणिज (vāṇija, “merchant, trader”).

Noun

baniaga

1. commerce; trade

Derived terms

• magbaniaga

 

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /banˈjaɡaʔ/ [bɐˈɲaː.ɣɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -aɡaʔ
• Syllabification: ban‧ia‧ga

Noun

baniagà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜌᜄ)

1. Obsolete spelling of banyaga.