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naig

naig is the archaic form of naik.

Meaning of naik

Noun

naik (plural naiks)

  1. A lord or governor in South Asia.
  2. (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)

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Forms of naig

pluralnaigs

Questions about naig

What is naig the archaic form of?
Naig is the archaic form of naik.

Words near naig in the dictionary

  1. naifer
  2. naifest
  3. naifly
  4. naifness
  5. naifs
  6. naig
  7. naigs
  8. naiive
  9. Naija
  10. Naijas
  11. naik

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