waswas

Cebuano

Etymology

Probably from English wash, from Middle English washen, waschen, weschen, from Old English wascan, from Proto-Germanic *waskaną, *watskaną (“to wash, get wet”), from Proto-Indo-European *wod- (“wet; water”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: was‧was

Verb

waswas

1. to rinse
2. to rinse laundry after washing

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:waswas.

Derived terms

• winaswasan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic وَسْوَاس (waswās).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈwaswas/ [ˈwas.was]
• Rhymes: -aswas
• Syllabification: was‧was

Adjective

waswas (comparative lebih waswas, superlative paling waswas)

1. anxious; nervous; unconfident

   Synonym: gelisah

Further reading

• “waswas”, 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