English
Etymology
From Hindi -w�l� 'man, person in charge', from Sanskrit p�la 'protector'
Noun
wallah
- (in India) a servant or other person responsible for something, often specified after it, for example kitchen wallah.
#: 1931 - Kindly take one of my cigarettes, sir. Do you not admire my new silver case, sir? From the boxwallah, two rupees eight annas. - A Hanging, George Orwell
- UK slang used as guy or bloke
Derived terms
punkahwallah
Interjection
wallah!
- misspelled variant of voilÃ
References
R:Websters
Category:Indian English
ko:wallah
ku:wallah
vi:wallah
zh:wallah
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