וואחש

Hebrew

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /waχʃ/

Noun

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

1. an unrestrained, uncouth, rude, barbaric, wild person

   Synonym: בְּהֵמָה (behemá)