nāyaka

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka, guide, leader, chief, lord, principal).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /na.ja.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ka
  • Hyphenation: na‧ya‧ka

Noun

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nāyaka

  1. chief, leader, commander
  2. foremost among, surpassing the others

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Javanese: ꦤꦪꦏ (nayaka, leader, adviser, minister)
    • Malay: nayaka (minister)
      Indonesian: nayaka (minister)

Further reading

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  • "nāyaka" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka).

Noun

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nāyaka m

  1. leader, master

Declension

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Descendants

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