sekilwak

From Dutch schildwacht, schild (“shield”) +‎ wacht (“watch, guard”).

• IPA^(key): [səˈkɪl.wak]
• Hyphenation: sê‧kil‧wak

sêkilwak (plural sekilwak-sekilwak)

1. (archaic) guard, especially in a military or paramilitary context

   Synonym: pengawal

   • 1891, Lt. J.P. Schoemaker, translated by Lt. H. Aars, Tjerita-tjerita dari Negeri Atjee, Tjerita Dari Satoe Setan:

     Sekilwak-sekilwak dan opsier-opsier tengoq sadja kaloewar benteng, tetapi tida kelihatan tida kedengaran satoe apa.

     The guards and the officers looked out of the fort, but none were seen nor heard.

• “sekilwak”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

From Dutch schildwacht.

• IPA^(key): /səˈkilwaʔ/ [səˈki.lwaʔ]
• Hyphenation: sê‧kil‧wak

sekilwak (Jawi spelling سکيلوق, plural sekilwak-sekilwak)

1. (archaic) guard, sentry.

   Synonyms: pengawal, penjaga, sentri

• “sekilwak”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017