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wallah
wal·lah also wal·la W0017500 (wä′lä, wŏl′ə)n.1. One employed in a particular occupation or activity: a kitchen wallah; rickshaw wallahs.2. An important person in a particular field or organization: "the Ritz, a favorite haunt of Republican wallahs" (John Robinson).
[From Hindi -vālā, n. suff. indicating the person concerned with an item or engaged in an activity, from Prakrit pāla-, keeper, from Sanskrit pālaḥ, protector, herdsman, from pālayati, he brings across safely (as for example animals at a ford), protects variant of pārayati; see per- in Indo-European roots.]wallah (ˈwɒlə) or wallan (usually in combination) informal a person involved with or in charge of (a specified thing): the book wallah. [C18: from Hindi -wālā from Sanskrit pāla protector]wal•lah or wal•la (ˈwɑ lɑ, -lə)
n., pl. -lahs or -las. a person employed at or concerned with a particular thing, specified by the preceding word: a ticket wallah. [1770–80; < Hindi -wālā] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | wallah - usually in combination: person in charge of or employed at a particular thing; "a kitchen wallah"; "the book wallah"Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker" |
Translationswallah
Walla! and Wala! and Wallah! and Viola! (wɑ ˈlɑ) exclam. And there you have it! (All versions are misspellings or misunderstandings of the French Voila! the Viola! is a well-meant spelling error.) And walla! There it is. Cooked just right! Wallah! verbSee Walla!wallah
Words related to wallahnoun usually in combination: person in charge of or employed at a particular thingRelated Words- Bharat
- India
- Republic of India
- worker
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