pattawalla
/ˈpatəˌwɒlə/ /ˈpʌtəˌwɒlə/noun
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.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Aurelia Cary (1803–1858). From Marathi paṭṭe-vālā, paṭṭā-vālā messenger (lit. ‘wearing a belt and badge of office’) from paṭṭā belt (from Sanskrit paṭṭaka band) + vālā.
- pulse glass
- pulse jet
- pulse-label
- pulseless
- pulselessness
- pulse-like
- pulse meter
- pulse-modulated
- pulse modulation
- pulse modulator
- pulse oximeter
- pulse point
- pulse position modulation
- pulse pressure
- pulse radar
- pulse radiolysis
- pulse repeater
- pulse-taker
- pulse-taking
- pulse-time-modulated
- pulse time modulation
- pulse tracing
- pulse watch
- pulse wave
- pulse width