wahah
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay wahah, from Arabic واحة (wāḥa), from Coptic ⲟⲩⲉϩⲓ (ouehi)/Coptic ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ (ouahe), from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian
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Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈwahah/ [ˈwa.hah]
- Rhymes: -ahah
- Syllabification: wa‧hah
Noun
wahah
- synonym of oasis
Further reading
- “wahah”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Noun
wahah (Jawi spelling واحة, plural wahah-wahah)
Further reading
- “wahah”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017