wahala

Naija

Etymology

From Hausa wahala

Pronunciation

• ˈwàhálà

Play Play

Noun

• Di situation wey dey dangerous.

• Di wahala dey too much for dem.  — (The trouble is too much for them.)
• Na so e dey cause wahala everyday.  — (That is how he was causing trouble everyday.)

Verb

• Make person dey cause trouble give anoder person.

• Nigeria government dey wahala im people tire.  — (The Nigerian government is over troubling its people.)
• Di oga patapata for di company don dey wahala everybody make dem pay.  — (The overall boss of the company has been troubling everybody to pay.)

Synonyms

• trouble, kasala

Antonyms

• enjoyment, enjoy

Translations

• English: peril.