ނާޔަކަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka). Cognate to Sinhalese නායකය (nāyakaya)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̪aː.ja.ka/, [n̪aː.jä.kä]
• Hyphenation: ނާ‧ޔަ‧ކަ

Noun

ނާޔަކަ • (nāyaka) (plural ނާޔަކަތައް (nāyakatak̊))

1. (archaic) leader, official, office-holder, functionary, person of eminence

   Synonym: ވެރިޔާ (veriyā)

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ނާޔަކަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 186