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Naik

//ˈnɑː.ɪk// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Hindi.
Noun
  1. 1
    A lord or governor in South Asia.
  2. 2
    A non-commissioned officer equivalent to corporal in a corps of Indian, Pakistani or Nepalese soldiers. India, Nepal, Pakistan

    "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)"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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