waham

Indonesian

Etymology

• From Arabic وَهْم (wahm, “imagination, fancy”).
• Semantic loan from Dutch waan (“delusion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈwaham]
• Hyphenation: wa‧ham

Noun

waham (plural)

1. (psychiatry, psychology) delusion.

   Synonyms: delusi, khayal

Further reading

• “waham” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈva.xam/
• Rhymes: -axam
• Syllabification: wa‧ham

Verb

waham

1. first-person singular present of wahać