Etymology

wallah

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Today it means: A servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for example kitchen wallah. Full definition →

Hindi -वाला
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wallah · noun1

  1. Hindi · borrowed fromवाला“person in charge”
  2. Hindi · derived from-वाला“pertaining to”
  3. English todaywallah

Either from Hindi -वाला (-vālā, “pertaining to”) or from Hindi वाला (vālā, “person in charge”).

wallah · adverb2

  1. Arabic · derived fromوَٱللّٰه
  2. English todaywallah

From Arabic وَٱللّٰه (wal-lāh, literally “by God”).

wallah · interjection3

A corruption of voilà.

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