wahah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay wahah, from Arabic واحة (wāḥa), from Coptic ⲟⲩⲁϩⲓ (ouahi), from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian

(wḥꜣt). Doublet of oase and oasis.

Noun

wahah (first-person possessive wahahku, second-person possessive wahahmu, third-person possessive wahahnya)

1. a fertile area in the desert;

   Synonyms: oasis, oase

Further reading

• “wahah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic واحة (wāḥa).

Noun

wahah (Jawi spelling واحة, plural wahah-wahah, informal 1st possessive wahahku, 2nd possessive wahahmu, 3rd possessive wahahnya)

1. oasis

Further reading

• “wahah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.