See also: Naik

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Etymology edit

From Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka, leader, governor).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑː.ɪk/, /ˈneɪ.ɪk/

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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)

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Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

From Malay naik, from Classical Malay ناءيق (naik), from Old Malay nāyik.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈnaɪk̚]
  • Hyphenation: na‧ik

Verb edit

naik

  1. to climb, to ascend, to rise
    Antonym: turun
  2. be on the increase
    Antonym: turun
  3. to ride in or on something, to travel (in a vehicle)

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Malay edit

Etymology edit

From Classical Malay ناءيق (naik), possibly a reduction from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panahik (climb).[1]

First attested in the Kedukan Bukit inscription, 683 CE, as Old Malay [script needed] (nāyik).

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naik (Jawi spelling ناءيق)

  1. to climb, to ascend, to rise
  2. be on the increase
  3. to ride in or on something, to travel (in a vehicle)

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  • Indonesian: naik

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Tagalog edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaʔik/, [ˈna.ʔɪk]
  • Hyphenation: na‧ik

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naik (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜁᜃ᜔)

  1. suburb (or the surrounding countryside)
    Synonyms: kanugnog, karatig-pook, arabal

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