wakala

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic وِكالة (wikāla).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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wakala (ma class, plural mawakala)

  1. an agency (business of one entrusted with the concerns of another)
  2. an agent from an agency (one who acts in place of another)