wallah
wallah · wallahs
A servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for…A servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for example kitchen wallah.
/ˈwɑːlə/
Meaning
2 senses(India, North)A servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for example kitchen wallah.
(UK, slang)A guy or bloke.
More definitions
- usually in combination: person in charge of or employed at a particular thing
Origin
Either from Hindi -वाला (-vālā, “pertaining to”) or from Hindi वाला (vālā, “person in charEither from Hindi -वाला (-vālā, “pertaining to”) or from Hindi वाला (vālā, “person in charge”).
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