naik

See also: Naik

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka, leader, governor).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑːɪk/, /ˈneɪɪk/

Noun

naik (plural naiks)

  1. A lord or governor in South Asia.
  2. (India, Pakistan, Nepal) An 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)

Anagrams


Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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)

Derived terms

  • kenaikan
  • menaik
  • menaiki
  • menaikkan
  • penaikan
  • naik apel
  • naik banding
  • naik benang
  • naik bertabal
  • naik besar
  • naik cetak
  • naik darah
  • naik darat
  • naik daun
  • naik derajat
  • naik geram
  • naik haji
  • naik hati
  • naik ke darat
  • naik kuda hijau
  • naik marak
  • naik mempelai
  • naik merek
  • naik mesin
  • naik nobat
  • naik palak
  • naik pangkat
  • naik pelamin
  • naik pelaminan
  • naik pitam
  • naik raja
  • naik ranjang
  • naik rezeki
  • naik saksi
  • naik setum
  • naik takhta
  • naik tangan
  • naik tidur
  • naik turun

Further reading


Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

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)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: naik

Further reading


Tagalog

Noun

naik

  1. suburb (or the surrounding countryside)
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