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นายก

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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka).

Noun

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นายก m

  1. leader, master

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Burmese: နာယက (naya.ka.)
  • Khmer: នាយក (niəyŭək)
  • Thai: นายก (naa-yók)

Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographicนายก
n ā y k
Phonemic
นา-ยก
n ā – y k
RomanizationPaiboonnaa-yók
Royal Institutena-yok
(standard) IPA(key)/naː˧.jok̚˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

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From Pali nāyaka (chief; lord; master; etc); ultimately from Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka, idem). Cognate with Khmer នាយក (niəyŭək); Lao ນາຍົກ (nā nyok); Northern Thai ᨶᩣᨿᩫ᩠ᨠ.

Noun

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นายก (naa-yók) (classifier คน)

  1. (elegant) chief; lord; master.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Clipping of นายกรัฐมนตรี (naa-yók-rát-tà-mon-dtrii).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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นายก (naa-yók) (classifier คน)

  1. (colloquial) prime minister.