नायक

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

नायक • (nāyak) m

hero
Synonyms: वीर (vīr), बहादुर (bahādur)

Antonym: खलनायक (khalnāyak)

Declension

Declension of *नायक* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	नायक nāyak	नायक nāyak
oblique	नायक nāyak	नायकों nāyakõ
vocative	नायक nāyak	नायको nāyako

Derived terms

खलनायक (khalnāyak)
नायका (nāykā)

Related terms

नायिका (nāyikā, “heroine”)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘡𑘰𑘧𑘎 (nāyaka, “leader”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na.jək/
Rhymes: -ək
Hyphenation: ना‧यक

Noun

नायक • (nāyak) m (feminine नायिका)

hero (of a story, movie, play etc.)
Antonym: खलनायक (khalnāyak)
chief, leader, commander

Declension

Declension of नायक (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	नायक nāyak
direct plural	नायक nāyak
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	नायक nāyak	नायक nāyak
oblique सामान्यरूप	नायका nāykā	नायकां- nāykān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	नायकाला nāykālā	नायकांना nāykānnā
ergative	नायकाने, नायकानं nāykāne, nāykāna	नायकांनी nāykānnī
instrumental	नायकाशी nāykāśī	नायकांशी nāykānśī
locative सप्तमी	नायकात nāykāt	नायकांत nāykāt
vocative संबोधन	नायका nāykā	नायकांनो nāykānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of नायक (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	नायकाचा nāykāċā	नायकाचे nāykāċe	नायकाची nāykācī	नायकाच्या nāykācā	नायकाचे, नायकाचं nāykāċe, nāykāċa	नायकाची nāykācī	नायकाच्या nāykācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	नायकांचा nāykānċā	नायकांचे nāykānċe	नायकांची nāykāñcī	नायकांच्या nāykāncā	नायकांचे, नायकांचं nāykānċe, nāykānċa	नायकांची nāykāñcī	नायकांच्या nāykāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Proper noun

नायक • (nāyak) m or f by sense

a surname from Sanskrit

References

More information

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “नायक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नायक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “नायक”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

নায়ক (Assamese script)
ᬦᬵᬬᬓ (Balinese script)
নায়ক (Bengali script)
𑰡𑰯𑰧𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀦𑀸𑀬𑀓 (Brahmi script)
နာယက (Burmese script)
નાયક (Gujarati script)
ਨਾਯਕ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕 (Grantha script)
ꦤꦴꦪꦏ (Javanese script)
𑂢𑂰𑂨𑂍 (Kaithi script)
ನಾಯಕ (Kannada script)
នាយក (Khmer script)
ນາຍກ (Lao script)
നായക (Malayalam script)
ᠨᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠶᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘡𑘰𑘧𑘎 (Modi script)
ᠨᠠᢗᠶ᠋ᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑧁𑧑𑧇𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
𑐣𑐵𑐫𑐎 (Newa script)
ନାଯକ (Odia script)
ꢥꢵꢫꢒ (Saurashtra script)
𑆤𑆳𑆪𑆑 (Sharada script)
𑖡𑖯𑖧𑖎 (Siddham script)
නායක (Sinhalese script)
𑩯𑩛𑩻𑩜 (Soyombo script)
𑚝𑚭𑚣𑚊 (Takri script)
நாயக (Tamil script)
నాయక (Telugu script)
นายก (Thai script)
ནཱ་ཡ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
𑒢𑒰𑒨𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
𑨝𑨊𑨪𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /nɑː.jɐ́.kɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /n̪ɑː.jɐ.kɐ/

Noun

नायक • (nāyaka) stem, m

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

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नायक
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	नायकः (nāyakaḥ)	नायकौ (nāyakau) नायका¹ (nāyakā¹)	नायकाः (nāyakāḥ) नायकासः¹ (nāyakāsaḥ¹)
accusative	नायकम् (nāyakam)	नायकौ (nāyakau) नायका¹ (nāyakā¹)	नायकान् (nāyakān)
instrumental	नायकेन (nāyakena)	नायकाभ्याम् (nāyakābhyām)	नायकैः (nāyakaiḥ) नायकेभिः¹ (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)
vocative	नायक (nāyaka)	नायकौ (nāyakau) नायका¹ (nāyakā¹)	नायकाः (nāyakāḥ) नायकासः¹ (nāyakāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Derived terms

नायकाधिप (nāyakādhipa)

Descendants

→ Bengali: নায়ক (naẏok) (learned)
→ Hindi: नायक (nāyak) (learned)
→ Kannada: ನಾಯಕ (nāyaka)
→ Old Javanese: nāyaka (“chief, leader, commander”)
- Javanese: ꦤꦪꦏ (nayaka, “leader, adviser, minister”)
  - → Malay: nayaka (“minister”)
    Indonesian: nayaka (“minister”)
→ Old Marathi: 𑘡𑘰𑘧𑘎 (nāyaka)
- Marathi: नायक (nāyak)
→ Tamil: நாயகன் (nāyakaṉ) (learned)
→ Telugu: నాయకుడు (nāyakuḍu) (learned)
→ Portuguese: naique

References

Monier Williams (1899) “नायक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 536.