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Nayar

Nayar is the alternative form of Nair.

Meaning of Nair

Noun

Nair (plural Nairs or Nair)

  1. A member of a group of Indian Hindu castes originating from Kerala.

See all 2 meanings of Nair

Proper noun

Nayar (plural Nayars)

  1. A surname from Malayalam.

Forms of Nayar

Noun
pluralNayars
pluralNayar
Proper noun
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Origin of Nayar

Variant of Nair.

Questions about Nayar

What does Nayar mean?
Nayar means a surname from Malayalam.
What is Nayar the alternative form of?
Nayar is the alternative form of Nair.
What part of speech is Nayar?
Nayar is a proper noun.

Words near Nayar in the dictionary

  1. nayak
  2. nayaka
  3. nayakas
  4. nayaks
  5. Nayan
  6. Nayar
  7. Nayarit
  8. Nayarita
  9. Nayaritas
  10. Nayars
  11. nayaur

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Nayar (page history and authors); Nair (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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