WALLAH


Meaning of WALLAH in English

[ 'wɒlə ]

■ noun Indian or informal a person of a specified kind or having a specified role.

Origin

from the Hindi suffix -vālā 'doer' (commonly interpreted in the sense 'fellow'), from Sanskrit pālaka 'keeper'.

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