pattawallan.

Brit.

/ˈpatəˌwɒlə/,

/ˈpʌtəˌwɒlə/, U.S.

/ˈpɑdəˌwɑlə/

Forms: 1800s patta-wala, 1800s pattawala, 1800s patta-wallah, 1800s patti-wala, 1800s putthawaller, 1800s puttiwala, 1800s puttywalla, 1900s– pattawalla.

Origin: A borrowing from Marathi. Etymon: Marathi paṭṭe-vālā.

Etymology: < Marathi paṭṭe-vālā, paṭṭā-vālā messenger (literally ‘wearing a belt and badge of office’) < paṭṭā belt ( < Sanskrit paṭṭaka band) + vālā wallah n.

In India: a servant who wears a belt as a badge of office; (more generally) a messenger or servant attached to an office or business.

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society > authority > subjection > service > servant > types of servant > [noun] > Indian

peon1609

wallah1782

maty1810

pattawalla1857

chokra1875

1855 H. H. Wilson Gloss. Judicial & Revenue Terms India 409/1 Paṭṭekarí, or Paṭṭewálá, Mar[athi]..., a messenger with a badge or belt, a Peon.]

1857 Lady Falkland Chow-chow I. x. 233 The gentlemen would be preceded by ‘patta-wallahs’, wearing trowsers tucked up to their knees.

1881 E. M. Guthrie Life in Western India I. vi. 12 Behind M—— stood the tall and handsome Jew, G——'s writer, and the putthawaller, with his badge of office.

1949 J. R. Lawrence Indian Embers 23 Pattawallas in stiff white, with scarlet belts and turbans, were salaaming deeply.

1971 A. D. Gorwala Queen of Beauty 79 Give me a cup of coffee too and tell your pattawalla not to come in and not to let anyone else in.

1999 Times of India (Nexis) 22 Nov. Though the week-long celebrations of Diwali and New Year are over, the vacation is still on for most at government offices and the Secretariat..; even patawallas are away, forcing clerical staff to take care of senior officials.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pattawalla
释义	pattawallan. Brit. /ˈpatəˌwɒlə/, /ˈpʌtəˌwɒlə/, U.S. /ˈpɑdəˌwɑlə/ Forms: 1800s patta-wala, 1800s pattawala, 1800s patta-wallah, 1800s patti-wala, 1800s putthawaller, 1800s puttiwala, 1800s puttywalla, 1900s– pattawalla. Origin: A borrowing from Marathi. Etymon: Marathi paṭṭe-vālā. Etymology: < Marathi paṭṭe-vālā, paṭṭā-vālā messenger (literally ‘wearing a belt and badge of office’) < paṭṭā belt ( < Sanskrit paṭṭaka band) + vālā wallah n. In India: a servant who wears a belt as a badge of office; (more generally) a messenger or servant attached to an office or business. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > types of servant > [noun] > Indian peon1609 wallah1782 maty1810 pattawalla1857 chokra1875 1855 H. H. Wilson Gloss. Judicial & Revenue Terms India 409/1 Paṭṭekarí, or Paṭṭewálá, Mar[athi]..., a messenger with a badge or belt, a Peon.] 1857 Lady Falkland Chow-chow I. x. 233 The gentlemen would be preceded by ‘patta-wallahs’, wearing trowsers tucked up to their knees. 1881 E. M. Guthrie Life in Western India I. vi. 12 Behind M—— stood the tall and handsome Jew, G——'s writer, and the putthawaller, with his badge of office. 1949 J. R. Lawrence Indian Embers 23 Pattawallas in stiff white, with scarlet belts and turbans, were salaaming deeply. 1971 A. D. Gorwala Queen of Beauty 79 Give me a cup of coffee too and tell your pattawalla not to come in and not to let anyone else in. 1999 Times of India (Nexis) 22 Nov. Though the week-long celebrations of Diwali and New Year are over, the vacation is still on for most at government offices and the Secretariat..; even patawallas are away, forcing clerical staff to take care of senior officials. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1857
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