wahala

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English

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Etymology

From Yoruba wàhálà, from Hausa wàhalā̀, from Arabic وَهْلَة (wahla, “fright, terror”).

Noun

wahala (uncountable)

  1. (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

Etymology

From Arabic وَهْلَة (wahla, “fright, terror”).

Pronunciation

Noun

wàhalā̀ f (plural wahalōcī or wàhàlce-wàhàlce or wàhàlhàlū, possessed form wàhalàr̃)

  1. trouble, problem, difficulty

Descendants

Krio

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Yoruba wàhálà, from Hausa wàhalā̀, from Arabic وَهْلَة (wahla, “fright, terror”).

Noun

wahala

  1. trouble, problem

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From Yoruba wàhálà, from Hausa wàhalā̀, from Arabic وَهْلَة (wahla, “fright, terror”).

Noun

wahala

  1. trouble, suffering, problem, bad luck

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hausa wàhalā̀, from Arabic وَهْلَة (wahla, “fright, terror”).

Pronunciation

Noun

wàhálà

  1. trouble, problem, difficulty
    Synonyms: ìṣòro, gòòbe, rògbòdìyàn, yánpọnyánrin

Descendants

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