perniagaan
In Malay, the English word business is expressed as perniagaan.
Perniagaan refers to a commercial enterprise or establishment. You can use it in various contexts, such as perniagaan atas talian for online business. Other related phrases include bisnes runcit for retail business and bisnes milik tunggal for sole proprietorship.
Meaning: commercial enterprise or establishment (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word perniagaan is derived from the root word niaga, which means to trade or to conduct commerce.
Which one should you use?
While perniagaan refers to a commercial enterprise or the act of trading, urusan is used when referring to business in the sense of matters, affairs or tasks, such as in the phrase urusan perniagaan for business affairs.
Did you know?
- Malay has a specific term for a small-scale business or stall called gerai. While it is a form of perniagaan, it describes a distinct cultural style of street-side commerce.
- In Malaysia, a business card is formally called kad perniagaan, but you will frequently hear the term kad nama, which literally means 'name card'.
- The term perniagaan shares a linguistic root with words found in other Austronesian languages, reflecting an ancient history of maritime trade across the islands of Southeast Asia.
Examples in context
- Tom memutuskan untuk menjual perniagaannya dan bersara.Tom decided to sell his business and retire.This sentence is useful for talking about selling a perniagaan and retiring.Tatoeba #10677760 by imperiex, translation #2985405 by sharptoothed
- Dia ke New York atas urusan perniagaan.He went to New York on business.This sentence is useful for describing going somewhere on perniagaan.Tatoeba #1269579 by azmanayob, translation #299510 by CK
- Tolong berikan dia kad perniagaan saya.Give him my business card, please.This sentence is useful for requesting a perniagaan card.Tatoeba #10564488 by LeeSooHa, translation #9004213 by carlosalberto
- Dia memiliki perusahaan kecil yang bergerak di bidang jasa konsultasi bisnis.He owns a small business that operates in the business consulting services sector.
- Kami ingin membuka perniagaan baru di bandar ini.We want to open a new business in this town.
- Apa bisnes yang kamu buat sekarang?What business are you doing now?
- Mereka berurusan dalam urus niaga pemasaran.They are involved in marketing business.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Hafiz and Farah are talking about a new shop in town.
- HafizFarah, awak tahu siapa pemilik perniagaan itu?Farah, do you know who the owner of that business is?
- FarahSaya rasa itu perniagaan keluarga, Hafiz.I think it is a family business, Hafiz.
- HafizNampaknya perniagaan mereka sangat berjaya.It looks like their business is very successful.
- FarahYa, kedai mereka sentiasa ramai orang.Yes, their shop is always crowded.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “business” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
