wahala
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Yoruba wàhálà, from Hausa wàhalā̀, from Arabic وَهْلَة (wahla, “fright, terror”).
Noun
editwahala (uncountable)
- (Nigeria) trouble; problem.
- 2005, Paul Carter, Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, page 133:
- Oscar flashed me another bent grin, palmed a pistol from under the seat and said, "First time in Nigeria? No wahalla, you are always protected sa."
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editHausa
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic وَهْلَة (wahla, “fright, terror”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editwàhalā̀ f (plural wahalōcī or wàhàlce-wàhàlce or wàhàlhàlū, possessed form wàhalàr̃)
Descendants
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editEtymology
editFrom Yoruba wàhálà, from Hausa wàhalā̀, from Arabic وَهْلَة (wahla, “fright, terror”).
Noun
editwahala
Nigerian Pidgin
editEtymology
editFrom Yoruba wàhálà, from Hausa wàhalā̀, from Arabic وَهْلَة (wahla, “fright, terror”).
Noun
editwahala
Yoruba
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Hausa wàhalā̀, from Arabic وَهْلَة (wahla, “fright, terror”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editwàhálà
- trouble, problem, difficulty
- Synonyms: ìṣòro, gòòbe, rògbòdìyàn, yánpọnyánrin
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