chaiwalan.

Brit.

/ˈtʃʌɪwɒlə/, U.S.

/ˈtʃaɪˌwɑlə/

Forms: 1900s– chaiwala, 1900s– chaiwalah, 1900s– chaiwalla, 1900s– chaiwallah.

Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi cāyvālā.

Etymology: < Hindi cāyvālā < Urdu cāy tea (see chai n.²) + Hindi -vālā , suffix expressing possession or belonging (see wallah n.).

South Asian (originally Anglo-Indian).

A person who sells tea (and sometimes other drinks), typically on the street or from a small roadside establishment.

ΚΠ

1944 Western Mail (Perth, Austral.) 18 May 26/3 Chai-wallahs circulated throughout the camp carrying their heavy urns of tea.

1989 Independent (Nexis) 5 Aug. Hearing footsteps, I peered from behind a bush to see the chai-wallah hurrying towards us, cups rattling on his tray.

2007 U. Chatterjee Weight Loss 198 The chaiwala, with his enormous aluminium kettle and his small teacups on a string, had been waylaid en route by a courting couple.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	chaiwala
释义	chaiwalan. Brit. /ˈtʃʌɪwɒlə/, U.S. /ˈtʃaɪˌwɑlə/ Forms: 1900s– chaiwala, 1900s– chaiwalah, 1900s– chaiwalla, 1900s– chaiwallah. Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi cāyvālā. Etymology: < Hindi cāyvālā < Urdu cāy tea (see chai n.²) + Hindi -vālā , suffix expressing possession or belonging (see wallah n.). South Asian (originally Anglo-Indian). A person who sells tea (and sometimes other drinks), typically on the street or from a small roadside establishment. ΚΠ 1944 Western Mail (Perth, Austral.) 18 May 26/3 Chai-wallahs circulated throughout the camp carrying their heavy urns of tea. 1989 Independent (Nexis) 5 Aug. Hearing footsteps, I peered from behind a bush to see the chai-wallah hurrying towards us, cups rattling on his tray. 2007 U. Chatterjee Weight Loss 198 The chaiwala, with his enormous aluminium kettle and his small teacups on a string, had been waylaid en route by a courting couple. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1944
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