sikilwak

Ternate

Etymology

From Indonesian sekilwak, from Dutch schildwacht, from Middle Dutch schiltwachte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌsi.kil.ˈwak]

Noun

sikilwak (Jawi سيکيلواک)

1. sentry, palace guard

References

• Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh