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Nayak¹

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Borrowed from Gujarati નાયક (nāyak).

noun Nayaks

  1. A member of a Muslim Rajput community in the state of Gujarat in India.
  2. A member of a Hindu caste found in the states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh in India.

proper noun Nayaks

  1. A surname from Gujarati.

nayak²

noun nayaks

  1. alternative Alternative form of naik

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"nayak." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nayak. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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nayak. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nayak

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"nayak." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nayak.

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@misc{nayak_2026,
  title = {nayak},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nayak},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}