wahála

See also: wahala

Pichinglis

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wàhálà/

Noun

wahála

  1. trouble, problem

References

  • Kofi Yakpo (2019), A grammar of Pichi (Studies in Diversity Linguistics; 23)‎[1], Berlin: Language Science Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 577
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