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Definition of wallah in English: wallahnoun ˈwɒləˈwɑlə Indian informal 1in combination or with modifier A person concerned or involved with a specified thing or business. Example sentencesExamples - We have seen industry wallahs taking of cracking down on pirates.
- This is a follow up to the two-day summit in Delhi where 1500 delegates from 15 states participated and as many as 5000 good souls attended a rally including 50 cycle rickshaw wallahs!
- Pakistan's emergence as the leading figure in the world of militant Islam owes a great deal to the oil wallahs from the Persian Gulf.
- The early morning sound of the bell reminds you of the ice-cream wallah of a bygone era.
- A few days back, during a long drive to a customer's office, I started talking to the taxi wallah.
- 1.1 A native or inhabitant of a specified place.
Origin From the Hindi suffix -vālā 'doer' (commonly interpreted in the sense 'fellow'), from Sanskrit pālaka 'keeper'. Rhymes ayatollah, choler, collar, corolla, dollar, dolour (US dolor), Hezbollah, holler, scholar, squalor, Waller, white-collar Definition of wallah in US English: wallahnounˈwɑləˈwälə Indian informal 1in combination or with modifier A person concerned or involved with a specified thing or business. Example sentencesExamples - We have seen industry wallahs taking of cracking down on pirates.
- A few days back, during a long drive to a customer's office, I started talking to the taxi wallah.
- This is a follow up to the two-day summit in Delhi where 1500 delegates from 15 states participated and as many as 5000 good souls attended a rally including 50 cycle rickshaw wallahs!
- Pakistan's emergence as the leading figure in the world of militant Islam owes a great deal to the oil wallahs from the Persian Gulf.
- The early morning sound of the bell reminds you of the ice-cream wallah of a bygone era.
- 1.1 A native or inhabitant of a specified place.
Origin From the Hindi suffix -vālā ‘doer’ (commonly interpreted in the sense ‘fellow’), from Sanskrit pālaka ‘keeper’. |