nayaka

English

Noun

nayaka (plural nayakas)

  1. Alternative form of naik

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦤꦪꦏ (nayaka, “leader, adviser, minister”), from Old Javanese nāyaka (“chief, leader, commander; foremost among, surpassing the others”), from Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka, “leader, governor”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [naˈjaka]
  • Hyphenation: na‧ya‧ka

Noun

nayaka (first-person possessive nayakaku, second-person possessive nayakamu, third-person possessive nayakanya)

  1. (archaic) minister: a politician who heads a ministry (national or regional government department for public service).
    Synonym: menteri

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

nayaka

  1. Romanization of ꦤꦪꦏ
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