Meanings
wallah1
plural wallahs · alternative waala · alternative waalah · alternative walah · alternative wala · alternative vaala · alternative vaalah · alternative valah · alternative walla
- IndiaNorthA servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for example kitchen wallah.
Kindly take one of my cigarettes, sir. Do you not admire my new silver case, sir? From the boxwallah, two rupees eight annas.
1931, George Orwell, A Hanging - IndiaNorthabbreviationellipsishistoricalEllipsis of competition wallah.
wallah2
alternative wallahee · alternative wallahi · alternative wellah · alternative wullah
- not comparableIslamby God (Allah); may God be my witness. Used in making a solemn oath
wallah3
- alternativenonstandardAlternative form of voilà.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
wallah · noun
- Hindiवाला“person in charge”
- Hindi-वाला“pertaining to”
- Englishwallah
Either from Hindi -वाला (-vālā, “pertaining to”) or from Hindi वाला (vālā, “person in charge”).
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Full word history & related roots →wallah · adverb
- Arabicوَٱللّٰه
- Englishwallah
From Arabic وَٱللّٰه (wal-lāh, literally “by God”).
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Rhymes with wallah
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wallah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wallah
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