wahala
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Yoruba wàhálà, from Hausa wàhalā̀, from Arabic وَهْلَة (wahla, “fright, terror”).
Noun[edit]
wahala (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."
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)
Descendants[edit]
Krio[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
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
Descendants[edit]
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