naik

== English == === Alternative forms === nayak, nayaka, naique, naig === Etymology === From Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka, “leader, governor”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɑː.ɪk/, /ˈneɪ.ɪk/ Rhymes: -eɪɪk === Noun === naik (plural naiks) A lord or governor in South Asia. (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) === Anagrams === akin, kain, Kian, Akin, Kain, a-kin, Inka, a kin, kina == Basque == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nai̯k/ [nai̯k] Rhymes: -ai̯k Hyphenation: naik === Verb === naik masculine allocutive of nau (third-person singular, with first-person singular direct object, present indicative of izan (“to have”, transitive auxiliary)) == Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay naik, from Classical Malay ناءيق (naik), possibly a reduction from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panahik (“climb”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈnaik/ [ˈna.ɪk̚] Rhymes: -aik Syllabification: naik === Verb === naik (intransitive) to climb, to ascend, to rise Synonym: daki Antonym: turun be on the increase Synonym: meningkat Antonyms: lengser, turun to ride in or on something, to travel (in a vehicle) Synonym: tunggang (computing, slang) to upload Synonym: unggah ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “naik”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === Inherited from Classical Malay ناءيق (naik), possibly a reduction from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panahik (“climb”). First attested in the Kedukan Bukit inscription, 683 CE, as Old Malay [script needed] (nāyik). === Pronunciation === (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA(key): /ˈnaek/ [ˈna.eʔ] Rhymes: -aeʔ, -eʔ (Literary Standard) IPA(key): /ˈnaik/ [ˈna.iʔ] Rhymes: -aiʔ, -iʔ Hyphenation: na‧ik === Verb === naik (Jawi spelling ناءيق) to climb, to ascend, to rise be on the increase to ride in or on something, to travel (in a vehicle) Synonym: menunggang ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: naik (inherited) === References === === Further reading === "naik" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈnaʔik/ [ˈn̪aː.ʔɪk̚] Rhymes: -aʔik Syllabification: na‧ik === Noun === naik (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜁᜃ᜔) suburb (or the surrounding countryside) Synonyms: kanugnog, karatig-pook, arabal ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “naik”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “naik”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 === Anagrams === kina, kain, akin