Nayak (title)

Nayak is a title used by various castes and ethnic groups across India. Alternative spellings and variations include Nayaka, Nayakar, Nayagar, Nayakkar, Naik, Naiker, Naicker, Naickan, Naiken, Nayakkan, Nayan, Nayar, Nayanar, Nair, Naidu, Nayudu and Naidoo'.[1]

In Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, the title is used as a surname by castes such as the Vanniyar,[2][3] and Kapu Rajakambalam (Pedda Kapu). In Kerala, the term Nair, Nayar, Nayanar etc. is said to be the adoption of the Sanskrit word Nayaka in Malayalam.[4]

References

  1. ↑ P. V. Balakrishnan (1981). Matrilineal System in Malabar. p. 27.
  2. ↑ Viramma, Jean-Luc Racine. Viramma, Life of an Untouchable.
  3. ↑ Paul Younger. New Homelands : Hindu Communities in Mauritius, Guyana, Trinidad, South Africa, Fiji, and East Africa.
  4. ↑ P. V. Balakrishnan (1981). Matrilineal System in Malabar. p. 27.

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