WALLAH


Meaning of WALLAH in English

/ ˈwɒlə; NAmE ˈwɑːlə/ noun

( informal or IndE ) a person connected with a particular job :

office wallahs

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WORD ORIGIN

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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.