naik
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 8
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- Letters
- 4
/ˈnɑː.ɪk/
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/ˈnɑː.ɪk/ · /ˈneɪ.ɪk/
Definition of naik
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A lord or governor in South Asia.
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noun
- A lord or governor in South Asia.
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(India, Nepal, Pakistan)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)”
name
- A surname from Hindi.
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Etymology
From Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka, “leader, governor”).
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