नायक

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nɑː.jək/, [näː.jɐk]

Noun

नायक • (nāyak) m

  1. hero
    Synonyms: वीर (vīr), बहादुर (bahādur)
    Antonym: खलनायक (khalnāyak)

Declension

Derived terms

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of नी (, to guide, govern, root) + -अक (-aka).

Pronunciation

Noun

नायक • (nāyaka) stem, m

  1. guide, leader, chief, lord, principal
  2. (in a drama) the hero or lover

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नायक (nāyaka)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative नायकः
nāyakaḥ
नायकौ / नायका¹
nāyakau / nāyakā¹
नायकाः / नायकासः¹
nāyakāḥ / nāyakāsaḥ¹
Vocative नायक
nāyaka
नायकौ / नायका¹
nāyakau / nāyakā¹
नायकाः / नायकासः¹
nāyakāḥ / nāyakāsaḥ¹
Accusative नायकम्
nāyakam
नायकौ / नायका¹
nāyakau / nāyakā¹
नायकान्
nāyakān
Instrumental नायकेन
nāyakena
नायकाभ्याम्
nāyakābhyām
नायकैः / नायकेभिः¹
nāyakaiḥ / nāyakebhiḥ¹
Dative नायकाय
nāyakāya
नायकाभ्याम्
nāyakābhyām
नायकेभ्यः
nāyakebhyaḥ
Ablative नायकात्
nāyakāt
नायकाभ्याम्
nāyakābhyām
नायकेभ्यः
nāyakebhyaḥ
Genitive नायकस्य
nāyakasya
नायकयोः
nāyakayoḥ
नायकानाम्
nāyakānām
Locative नायके
nāyake
नायकयोः
nāyakayoḥ
नायकेषु
nāyakeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Descendants

Tatsama:
  • Bengali: নায়ক (naẏok)
  • Hindi: नायक (nāyak)
  • Tamil: நாயகன் (nāyakaṉ)
  • Telugu: నాయకుడు (nāyakuḍu)
  • Old Javanese: nāyaka (chief, leader, commander)

References

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