wisq

Maltese

Etymology

Possibly from Arabic ⁧وُسْع⁩ (wusʕ, “that of which one is capable, one's capacity, power”), with a rare shift from għ to q, which however could be accounted for in this phonetic position. Alternatively from ⁧وَسْق⁩ (wasq, “freight, load”); compare semantically English a load of (“much”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wɪsʔ/

Adverb

wisq

  1. too, too much (more than is appropriate)
  2. highly, extremely (very much)
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