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English
Noun
nayaka (plural nayakas)
- Alternative form of naik
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay nayaka Borrowed from Javanese ꦤꦪꦏ (nayaka, “leader, adviser, minister”), from Old Javanese nāyaka (“chief, leader, commander; foremost among, surpassing the others”), from Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka, “leader, governor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: na‧ya‧ka
Noun
nayaka (uncountable)
- (archaic) minister: a politician who heads a ministry (national or regional government department for public service).
- Synonym: menteri
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
nayaka
- Romanization of ꦤꦪꦏ
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦤꦪꦏ (nayaka, “leader, adviser, minister”), from Old Javanese nāyaka (“chief, leader, commander; foremost among, surpassing the others”), from Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka, “leader, governor”). Cognate with Thai นายก (naa-yók).
Noun
nayaka (Jawi spelling نياک, plural nayaka-nayaka, informal 1st possessive nayakaku, 2nd possessive nayakamu, 3rd possessive nayakanya)
- (archaic) minister: a politician who heads a ministry (national or regional government department for public service).
- Synonym: menteri
References
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “nayaka”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 167
Further reading