naik
noun
na·ik
ˈnä|ik
variants or less commonly naig or naigue or naique or nayak
|ig
|ˌēg
|ˌēk
|yək
plural -s
1
: a leader, chief, or governor in India —used as a title of authority or form of address
2
: a native subordinate officer in the British India army
specifically : corporal
Word History
Etymology
Hindi nāyak, from Sanskrit nāyaka, literally, leader, from nayati he leads; akin to Middle Irish nē, nīa warrior, hero, Avestan nayeiti he leads, brings, Hittite nāi- to control, lead
- self-promotion
- put (oneself) over as (something)
- put (out) to sea
- put (someone or something) in the shade
- put (someone or something) through his/her/its paces
- put (someone or something) to shame
- put (someone or something) to the test
- put (someone) at ease
- put (someone) down as
- put (someone) down for
- put (someone) in a pigeonhole
- put (someone) in mind of (something)
- put (someone) off his/her stride
- put (someone) off his/her stroke
- put (someone) on to
- put (someone) out of a job
- put (someone) out of work
- put (someone) out to grass
- put (someone) to flight
- put (someone) to the sword
- put (someone) up to
- put (something or someone) on the map
- put (something) behind (oneself)
- put (something) down to
- put (something) into practice