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Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish وحشی (vahşi, wild, savage), from Arabic وَحْشِيّ (waḥšiyy), adjectival form of وَحْش (waḥš, wild animal, monster). Compare Persian وحشی (vahši).

Adjective edit

vahşi

  1. turbulent, lawless, wild, truculent, barbarian, vitriolic, savage, fierce, ferocious

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