WALLAH


Meaning of WALLAH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwɔlə ]

n. orig. Anglo-Ind., now sl. 1 a person concerned with or in charge of a usu. specified thing, business, etc. (asked the ticket wallah). 2 a person doing a routine administrative job; a bureaucrat. [Hindi -wala suffix = -ER(1)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.