naik

See also: Naik

English

Alternative forms

• nayak, nayaka, naique, naig

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑː.ɪk/, /ˈneɪ.ɪk/

Noun

naik (plural naiks)

1. A lord or governor in South Asia.
2. (India, Pakistan, Nepal) A non-commissioned officer equivalent to corporal in a corps of Indian, Pakistani 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, kain, Kian, Akin, Kain, a-kin, Inka, a kin, kina

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nai̯k/ [nai̯k]
• Rhymes: -ai̯k
• Hyphenation: naik

Verb

naik

1. Masculine allocutive form of nau.

Usage notes

Linguistically, this verb form can be seen as belonging to the reconstructed citation form edun instead of izan.