นายก

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka).

Noun

นายก m

  1. leader, master

Declension

Descendants

  • Burmese: နာယက (naya.ka.)
  • Khmer: នាយក (niəyŭək)
  • Thai: นายก (naa-yók)

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicนายก
nāyk
Phonemic
นา-ยก
nāyk
RomanizationPaiboonnaa-yók
Royal Institutena-yok
(standard) IPA(key)/naː˧.jok̚˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

From Pali nāyaka (chief; lord; master; etc); ultimately from Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka, idem). Cognate with Khmer នាយក (niəyŭək); Lao ນາຍົກ (nā nyok); Northern Thai ᨶᩣᨿᩫ᩠ᨠ.

Noun

นายก • (naa-yók) (classifier คน)

  1. (elegant) chief; lord; master.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Clipping of นายกรัฐมนตรี (naa-yók-rát-tà-mon-dtrii).

Alternative forms

Noun

นายก • (naa-yók) (classifier คน)

  1. (colloquial) prime minister.
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