wàhálà
noun
/wà.há.là/
وَهَلَ (alternative), wàálà (alternative)
Definitions
- trouble, problem, difficulty
Etymology
From Hausa wàhalā̀, from Arabic وَهْلَة (wahla, “fright, terror”).
Descendants
wahalaKriowahalaNigerian PidginwahálaPichinglis
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “wahala”.
Reference:
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