Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vakil

/vəˈkiːl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: vak-il
IPA: /vəˈkiːl/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of vakeel.

name

A surname from Hindi [in turn from Arabic].

Example Sentences

"These papers deal with all sorts of things—from the payment of Rs.200 to a ‘secret service’ native, up to rebukes administered to Vakils and Motamids of Native States"
"A berth was reserved for me by my friends in the same cabin as that of Sergt. Tryambakrai Mazmudar, the Junagadh vakil. They also commended me to him. He was an experienced man of mature age and knew the world. I was yet a stripling of eighteen without any experience of the world. Sergt. Mazmudar told my friends not to worry about me."
"A person shall be qualified under this section if he […] is a barrister, advocate or vakil of not less than fourteen years’ standing who practices or has practised in British India."

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu وکیل / Hindi वकील (vakīl), from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl, “agent”).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: وکیل, वकील, وَكِيل, و ك ل

Inflected Forms

vakils (plural) vakeel (alternative)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce vakil?: The recorded pronunciation is /vəˈkiːl/.
What does vakil mean?: Alternative form of vakeel.
Where does vakil come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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