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)

1. guarantor
2. bail, security, surety

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kefil”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “كفیل”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1557