name
Meaning 1
A surname from Hindi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
naik
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Pronunciation
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/ˈnɑː.ɪk/
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/ˈneɪ.ɪk/
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rhymes with -eɪɪk
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CMU ARPABET: N EY1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A lord or governor in South Asia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A non-commissioned officer equivalent to corporal in a corps of Indian, Pakistani or Nepalese soldiers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, Nepal, Pakistan
Examples
- 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)
Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi नाईक (nāīk). This surname is mostly found in Odisha.
From Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka, “leader, governor”).