わや
わや
na-adjective, noun
mess; hopeless (Kansai dialect)
1.
mess; disaster; hopeless situation
Kansai dialect expression describing something that is ruined, in complete disarray, or utterly messed up.
部屋がわやになってる。
The room is a complete mess.
計画がわやや。
The plan is totally ruined.
わやくちゃになった。
It became a complete disaster.
DIALECT:
Kansai (関西) dialect, particularly common in Osaka.
STANDARD EQUIVALENT:
めちゃくちゃ / だめ (standard Japanese)
DERIVED FORMS:
- わやくちゃ - total mess (emphatic)
- わやになる - to become a mess
- わやにする - to mess up
NUANCE:
Expresses a stronger sense of chaos or ruin than simply "messy." Often used when something goes completely wrong or becomes hopelessly disordered.
ETYMOLOGY:
Believed to derive from 枠 (frame) breaking or becoming distorted, or possibly from 我が野 (wild place).