wakil

• vakeel, wakeel

Borrowed from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl).

wakil (plural wakils)

1. In Arabian countries and in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, a lawyer or an administrator; one acting on behalf of another.

From Malay wakil, from Classical Malay wakil, from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl).

• IPA^(key): [ˈwakɪl]
• Rhymes: -kɪl, -ɪl, -l
• Hyphenation: wa‧kil

wakil (plural wakil-wakil, first-person possessive wakilku, second-person possessive wakilmu, third-person possessive wakilnya)

1. vice: one who acts in place of a superior.

   Synonyms: deputi, naib

2. envoy

   Synonyms: caraka, duta, utusan

3. agent

   Synonym: agen

4. representation

• “wakil” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.