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naique

naique 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 naique

pluralnaiques

Questions about naique

What is naique the archaic form of?
Naique is the archaic form of naik.

Words near naique in the dictionary

  1. Naipalis
  2. Naipaul
  3. Naipaulian
  4. Naiqama
  5. Naiqamas
  6. naique
  7. naiques
  8. Nair
  9. naira
  10. nairas
  11. Naire

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