wahala
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Yoruba wàhálà, from Hausa wàhalā̀, from Arabic وَهْلَة (wahla, “fright, terror”).
Noun edit
wahala (uncountable)
Hausa edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic وَهْلَة (wahla, “fright, terror”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
wàhalā̀ f (plural wahalōcī or wàhàlce-wàhàlce or wàhàlhàlū, possessed form wàhalàr̃)
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Krio edit
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Etymology edit
From Yoruba wàhálà, from Hausa wàhalā̀, from Arabic وَهْلَة (wahla, “fright, terror”).
Noun edit
wahala
Nigerian Pidgin edit
Etymology edit
From Yoruba wàhálà, from Hausa wàhalā̀, from Arabic وَهْلَة (wahla, “fright, terror”).
Noun edit
wahala
Yoruba edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Hausa wàhalā̀, from Arabic وَهْلَة (wahla, “fright, terror”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
wàhálà
- trouble, problem, difficulty
- Synonyms: ìṣòro, gòòbe, rògbòdìyàn, yánpọnyánrin