wahala

• wahalla

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

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."

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

• IPA^(key): /wà.há.làː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [wə̀.há.làː]

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

1. trouble, problem, difficulty

• → Yoruba: wàhálà, وَهَلَ; wàálà
  • → Krio: wahala
  • → Nigerian Pidgin: wahala

• waala

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

wahala

1. trouble, problem

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

wahala

1. trouble, suffering, problem, bad luck

• وَهَلَ
• wàálà

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

• IPA^(key): /wà.há.là/

wàhálà

1. trouble, problem, difficulty

   Synonyms: ìṣòro, gòòbe, rògbòdìyàn, yánpọnyánrin

• → Krio: wahala
• → Nigerian Pidgin: wahala