וואחש

Hebrew

Etymology

From Arabic وَحْش (waḥš, “wild animal, beast”), via South Levantine Arabic.

Pronunciation

Noun

וָואחְשׁ • (wakhsh) m (plural indefinite וָואחְשִׁים) (Israel, slang)

  1. an unrestrained, uncouth, rude, barbaric, wild person
    Synonym: בְּהֵמָה (behemá)
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