Nayak (title)

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Nayak, Nayaka, Nayakar, Nayakkar, Naik, Naiker, Naicker, Naickan, Naiken, Nayakkan, Naidu, Nayudu or Naidoo is a common title used by various caste and ethnic groups across India. They are all derivatives of the original Sanskrit Nayaka, meaning a leader.[citation needed]. In Kerala, it is said to be the corruption of the word Nayak in Malayalam.[1][2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ P. V. Balakrishnan (1981). Matrilineal System in Malabar. p. 27. 
  2. ^ Madras (Presidency) (1885). Manual of the Administration of the Madras Presidency. p. 100. 

In kovilpatti region more and more naickers caste spread.

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