naik

See also: Naik

English

Alternative forms

• nayak, nayaka

Etymology

From Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka, “leader, governor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑːɪk/, /ˈneɪɪk/

Noun

naik (plural naiks)

1. A lord or governor in South Asia.
2. An officer (equivalent to corporal) in a corps of Indian or Nepalese soldiers.
   • 1888: Also, he had to keep his temper [...] especially once when he was abused by a Naik he had himself recruited from Isser Jang village — Rudyard Kipling, ‘Miss Youghal's Sais’, Plain Tales from the Hills (Folio Society 2007, p. 26)

Anagrams

• Akin, Inka, Kian, akin, kain, kina

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Tagalog

Noun

naik

1. suburb (or the surrounding countryside)