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单词 naik
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naikn.

Brit. /ˈnɑːɪk/, /ˈneɪɪk/, U.S. /ˈnɑˌɪk/, /ˈneɪɪk/
Forms: 1500s nayque, 1500s 1800s naic, 1600s 1800s naick, 1600s 1800s naig, 1600s–1700s naique, 1600s– naik, 1700s–1800s naigue.
Origin: Partly a borrowing from Tamil. Partly a borrowing from Malayalam. Etymons: Tamil nāyakaṉ; Malayalam nāyakaṉ.
Etymology: Partly < Tamil nāyakaṉ, and partly < Malayalam nāyakaṉ, both < Sanskrit nāyaka guide, leader, chief < nī- to lead. Compare Nair n. and adj.In early use via forms in other European languages, e.g. Italian naic (1560 in the passage translated in quot. 1588 at sense 1), Dutch nayque (1596 in the passage translated in quot. 1598 at sense 1), French naique (early 17th cent. or earlier; 1665 in the passage translated in quot. 1687 at sense 1). Subsequently probably via Portuguese nayque (c1538 or earlier; also attested as naique (1548 or earlier)). Compare also Spanish naygue (1604 or earlier).
1. In South Asia: a lord, prince, or governor; a nobleman. Also as a title. Cf. Nair n.
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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > [noun] > Indian or Asian ruler
raja1555
hakim1585
naik1588
Jam1727
khan1815
shugo1893
Agong1976
society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] > for foreign persons of rank
bashawa1535
altesse1559
monseigneur1561
sheikh1577
naik1588
bey1589
altezza1595
kamia1601
illustrissimo1623
donshipc1626
pasha1648
Rao1665
hospodar1684
beg1686
burra sahiba1827
inkosi1835
gospodar1847
Mgr1848
Rai Bahadur1871
Rai Sahib1905
1588 T. Hickock tr. C. Federici Voy. & Trauaile f. 16v The Naic, that is to saye the Lord of the Citie sent..to demand of them certaine Arabian horsses.
1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. xvii. 51/1 When they will honor a man..They giue him the title of Nayque, which signifieth a Capitaine.
1682 E. Yale in Amer. Nabob Queen Square (1939) x. 87 They told us that in a late warr with the Naigue of Maisore, they were unhappily taken prisoners, and by the victors had their noses cutt off.
1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant iii. 105 There are many Naiques to the South of St. Thomas, who are Sovereigns.
1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 38 The true Possessors of it are the English, instated therein by one of their Naiks, or Prince of the Gentues.
1809 Visct. Valentia Voy. I. 398 All I could learn was that it was built by a Naig of the place.
1842 W. Miles tr. Hist. Hydur Naik 317 The besieged Naik..had killed a great many of the Moghuls.
1862 H. Beveridge Comprehensive Hist. India I. ii. iii. 271 The naik or governor of the district volunteering to build a fort.
1892 Dict. National Biogr. XXXI. 104/1 In 1675 he successfully resisted an attempt at extortion by one Lingapa, the naik of the Poonamalee district.
1915 H. D. Rawnsley European War 1914–15 113 Naik Darwan Sing Negi! your tribe are the men..Who track the red bear to his deep forest den.
2000 Week (India) 19 Mar. 1 The kings, naiks (lesser royals) and their families get pensions, though the government abolished privy purses in the seventies.
2. An officer or corporal in a corps of Indian or Nepalese troops. In extended use: an Indian or Nepalese team leader in a mountaineering expedition, etc.
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society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > corporal > type of
naik?1777
?1777 in Contemp. Rev. (1982) Feb. 77 Six naiques, one fifer.
1787 A. Campbell Regulations Troops Coromandel 6 A Troop of Native Cavalry on the present Establishment consists of 1 European Subaltern,..4 Naigues,..and 68 Privates.
1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. at Native Each regiment was directed to have six troops, consisting of..18 havildars, 18 naicks, six trumpeters, 420 troopers, six puckallies.
1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master iv. 78 Jemadars, Havildars, Naiks, and Subadars.
1839 T. J. Newbold Polit. & Statist. Acct. Straits of Malacca II. xi. 166 A posse comitatus consisting of a naigue, six sepoys, and six convicts.
1849 E. B. Eastwick Dry Leaves 51 A naik and three (a corporal's party).
1895 Westm. Gaz. 14 Dec. 7/1 A gunner squad of one naik and fourteen gunners.
1952 G. Seaver Francis Younghusband xi. 133 They all, as well as the Pathan orderly, received money rewards and certificates of commendation from the Government; and the havildar and the naik were promoted.
1971 C. Bonington Annapurna South Face iii. 34 He was responsible for recruiting porters and appointing the Naiks, or foremen of the porters.
2000 Guardian 10 June i. 26/5 He was soon promoted naik, and received the military medal for his bravery in action.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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