nayaka

English

Noun

nayaka (plural nayakas)

1. Alternative form of naik

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay nayaka Borrowed from Javanese ꦤꦪꦏ (nayaka, “leader, adviser, minister”), from Old Javanese nāyaka (“chief, leader, commander; foremost among, surpassing the others”), from Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka, “leader, governor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [naˈjaka]
• Hyphenation: na‧ya‧ka

Noun

nayaka (first-person possessive nayakaku, second-person possessive nayakamu, third-person possessive nayakanya)

1. (archaic) minister: a politician who heads a ministry (national or regional government department for public service).

   Synonym: menteri

Further reading

• “nayaka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

nayaka

1. Romanization of ꦤꦪꦏ

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦤꦪꦏ (nayaka, “leader, adviser, minister”), from Old Javanese nāyaka (“chief, leader, commander; foremost among, surpassing the others”), from Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka, “leader, governor”). Cognate with Thai นายก (naa-yók).

Noun

nayaka (Jawi spelling نياک, plural nayaka-nayaka, informal 1st possessive nayakaku, 2nd possessive nayakamu, 3rd possessive nayakanya)

1. (archaic) minister: a politician who heads a ministry (national or regional government department for public service).

   Synonym: menteri

References

• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “nayaka”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 167

Further reading

• “nayaka” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.