saudagar

English

Noun

saudagar (plural saudagars)

1. (India, historical) A merchant or trader, especially one selling European goods in a civil station or cantonment.

Alternative forms

• soudagur

Indonesian

Etymology

From Persian سوداگر (sowdâgar, “merchant, trader”, literally “person who trade”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sau̯ˈda.ɡar]
• Hyphenation: sau‧da‧gar

Noun

saudagar (first-person possessive saudagarku, second-person possessive saudagarmu, third-person possessive saudagarnya)

1. merchant, trader.

   Synonym: pedagang

Alternative forms

• sudagar

Derived terms

• saudagar raja

 

Further reading

• “saudagar” 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.