wakil

English

Alternative forms

• vakeel, wakeel

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl).

Noun

wakil (plural wakils)

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

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

wakil (plural wakil-wakil)

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

Derived terms

• berwakil
• keterwakilan
• mewakili
• mewakilkan
• perwakilan
• pewakil
• terwakili
• terwakilkan

• wakil gubernur
• wakil mahkota
• wakil nikah
• wakil presiden
• wakil rakyat

Further reading

• “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.