banyaga'

See also: banyaga

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay berniaga (“trade”), ultimately from Sanskrit वाणिज्यक (vāṇijyaka, “merchant”), from वाणिज (vāṇija, “merchant, trader”), with semantic change to “slave”. Compare Cebuano banyaga (“rascal”), Ilocano baniaga (“trade”), and Tiruray baniyaga (“slave”).

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /banjaɡaʔ/ [ba.ɲaˈɣɑʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: ban‧ya‧ga'

Noun

banyaga' (Sulat Sūg spelling بَپَݢَأْ)

  1. slave
    Synonym: īpun

Derived terms

  • banyagaun
  • magbanyaga'
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