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naik¹

  • /ˈnɑː.ɪk/
  • /ˈneɪ.ɪk/

Rhymes with -eɪɪk

Where it comes from

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

noun naiks · nayak · nayaka · naique · naig

  1. A lord or governor in South Asia.
  2. India, Nepal, Pakistan 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)

Naik²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hindi नाईक (nāīk). This surname is mostly found in Odisha.

proper noun Naiks

  1. A surname from Hindi.

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@misc{naik_2026,
  title = {naik},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/naik},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}