What is "naik"

Naik \Na"ik\, n. [Hind. n[=a]yak.] A chief; a leader; a Sepoy corporal.
--Balfour (Cyc. of India).

n. 1 A lord or governor in South Asia. 2 An officer (equivalent to corporal) in a corps of Indian or Nepalese soldiers.

Naik (Nk; sometimes historically spelled nayak) is the Indian Army and Pakistan Army rank equivalent to corporal. It was previously used in the British Indian Army and the Camel Corps, ranking between lance naik and havildar. In cavalry units the equivalent is lance daffadar. Like a British corporal, a naik wears two rank chevrons.

Naik may refer to:

• Naik (military rank), the equivalent to Corporal in the Indian and Pakistan Armies and formerly in the British Indian Army
• Naik, Iran, a village in Sistan and Baluchestan Province
• Naik, South Khorasan, a village in South Khorasan Province
• The community with origins in India, also known as Aheria
• Naik Maratha, is a Malvani Konkani-speaking community found in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra and neighboring Pernem
• Namadhari Naik, is a Hindu who follow vaishnavism.