واویلا
Persian
Alternative forms
- واویلاه (vâveylâh), واویلتا (vâveylatâ)
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic وَا وَيْلَا (wā waylā).[1] Equivalent to وا (vâ) + ویل (veyl).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /waː.waj.ˈlaː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [wɑː.wäj.lɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [vɒː.vej.lɒː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [vɔ.väj.lɔ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | wāwaylā |
| Dari reading? | wāwaylā |
| Iranian reading? | vâveylâ |
| Tajik reading? | vovaylo |
Interjection
واویلا • (vâveylâ)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: vaveyla
- → Ottoman Turkish: واویلا (vaveyla)
- Turkish: vaveyla
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: वावैला (vāvailā)
- Urdu: واوَیلا (vāvailā)
References
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “vaveyla”, in Nişanyan Sözlük