MALIK

malik

(noun) the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent; “maliks rule the hinterland of Afghanistan under the protection of warlords”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Malik

A male given name from Arabic.

A surname.

Usage notes

• Popularized in the United States in the 1970s, when it became known as the Muslim name of Malcolm X.

Anagrams

• likam

Etymology 1

Noun

malik (plural maliks)

A tribal chieftain in certain areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan, especially among the Pashtuns.

Etymology 2

Noun

malik (plural maliks)

An upper-caste landlord in the southern part of Bihar in eastern India.

Anagrams

• likam

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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