Naik (military rank)

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Naik
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Indian and Pakistani rank insignia
Country Bangladesh
 India
 Pakistan
Service branchArmy
AbbreviationNk
Rank groupEnlisted rank
Next higher rankHavildar
Next lower rankLance naik
Equivalent ranksCorporal

Naik (Nk; sometimes historically spelled nayak) is an Indian Army, Pakistan Army and Bangladesh Police rank equivalent to corporal.[1] In Tamil, the word naik was used to indicate a lord or governor prior to its use as an equivalent to corporal in British India.

The rank 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.

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References[]

  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Naik" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

External links[]

  • The dictionary definition of naik at Wiktionary
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