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nayak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
nayak
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a Muslim Rajput community in the state of Gujarat in India.

noun

A member of a Hindu caste found in the states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh in India.

name

A surname from Gujarati.

noun

Alternative form of naik.

Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati નાયક (nāyak).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: નાયક

Inflected Forms

Nayaks (plural)

Questions

What does nayak mean?
A member of a Muslim Rajput community in the state of Gujarat in India.
Where does nayak come from?
Borrowed from Gujarati નાયક (nāyak).

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