nayaka

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English

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Noun

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nayaka (plural nayakas)

  1. Alternative form of naik

Indonesian

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): [naˈjaka]
  • Hyphenation: na‧ya‧ka

Noun

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nayaka (first-person possessive nayakaku, second-person possessive nayakamu, third-person possessive nayakanya)

  1. (archaic) minister: a politician who heads a ministry (national or regional government department for public service).
    Synonym: menteri

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Javanese

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Romanization

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nayaka

  1. Romanization of ꦤꦪꦏ

Malay

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Etymology

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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

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nayaka (Jawi spelling نياک, plural nayaka-nayaka, informal 1st possessive nayakaku, 2nd possessive nayakamu, 3rd possessive nayakanya)

  1. (archaic) minister: a politician who heads a ministry (national or regional government department for public service).
    Synonym: menteri

References

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  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “nayaka”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 167

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