Naik (military rank)

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Naik

Indian and Pakistani rank insignia

Country|  Bangladesh
India
Pakistan
Service branch| Army
Abbreviation| Nk
Rank group| Enlisted rank
Next higher rank| Havildar
Next lower rank| Lance naik
Equivalent ranks| Corporal

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.

## See also[edit]

* Army ranks and insignia of India
* Army ranks and insignia of Pakistan

## References[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* The dictionary definition of naik at Wiktionary

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