kefil

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish كفیل (kefil, “bail, security, surety”), from Arabic كَفِيل (kafīl, “that vouches for, guarantee, surety”).

Noun

kefil (definite accusative kefili, plural kefiller)

guarantor
bail, security, surety

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kefil”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890) “كفیل”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1557

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