नायक

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Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɑː.jək/,

Noun

नायक (nāyakm

  1. hero
    Synonyms: वीर (vīr), बहादुर (bahādur)
    Antonym: खलनायक (khalnāyak)

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of नी (, to guide, govern, root) +‎ -अक (-aka).

Pronunciation

Noun

नायक (nāyaka) stemm

  1. guide, leader, chief, lord, principal
  2. (in a drama) the hero or lover

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नायक
singular dual plural
nominative नायकः (nāyakaḥ) नायकौ (nāyakau)
नायका¹ (nāyakā¹)
नायकाः (nāyakāḥ)
नायकासः¹ (nāyakāsaḥ¹)
vocative नायक (nāyaka) नायकौ (nāyakau)
नायका¹ (nāyakā¹)
नायकाः (nāyakāḥ)
नायकासः¹ (nāyakāsaḥ¹)
accusative नायकम् (nāyakam) नायकौ (nāyakau)
नायका¹ (nāyakā¹)
नायकान् (nāyakān)
instrumental नायकेन (nāyakena) नायकाभ्याम् (nāyakābhyām) नायकैः (nāyakaiḥ)
नायकेभिः¹ (nāyakebhiḥ¹)
dative नायकाय (nāyakāya) नायकाभ्याम् (nāyakābhyām) नायकेभ्यः (nāyakebhyaḥ)
ablative नायकात् (nāyakāt) नायकाभ्याम् (nāyakābhyām) नायकेभ्यः (nāyakebhyaḥ)
genitive नायकस्य (nāyakasya) नायकयोः (nāyakayoḥ) नायकानाम् (nāyakānām)
locative नायके (nāyake) नायकयोः (nāyakayoḥ) नायकेषु (nāyakeṣu)
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