wallah
pronunciation
How to pronounce wallah in British English:
UK [ˈwɒlə]
How to pronounce wallah in American English:
US [ˈwɑlə]
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- Noun:
- usually in combination: person in charge of or employed at a particular thing
Word Origin
- wallah (n.)
- also walla, "person employed (in some specified business)," Anglo-Indian, from Hindi -wala, suffix forming adjectives with the sense "pertaining to, connected with;" the functional equivalent of English -er (1). Europeans took it to mean "man, fellow" and began using it as a word.
Example
- 1. What can I do for you , rickshaw wallah ?
- 2. From here you can usually find a camel wallah and get a nice sunrise view like the one above .
- 3. I made the tea yesterday so it 's mira 's turn to be tea wallah this afternoon .
- 4. Why are you doing this for me , rickshaw wallah ?
- 5. I need you to take me to the rickshaw wallah 's house .