˜yĐÄvlog

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wallah

or ·ÉČč±ô·±ôČč

[ wah-lah, -luh ]

noun

Indian English.
  1. a person in charge of, employed at, or concerned with a particular thing (used in combination):

    a book wallah; a ticket wallah.



wallah

/ ˈ·Éɒ±ôə /

noun

  1. informal.
    usually in combination a person involved with or in charge of (a specified thing)

    the book wallah

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of wallah1

First recorded in 1770–80; from Hindi -·ÉÄć±ôÄć, an adjective suffix meaning “connected with, pertaining to,” also a noun suffix meaning “person in charge” (functionally equivalent to the English agent noun suffix -er 1( def ) ); from Prakrit, Sanskrit ±èÄć±ôČč- “protector,” a derivative of the root ±èÄć- “to protect”
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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of wallah1

C18: from Hindi -·ÉÄć±ôÄć from Sanskrit ±èÄć±ôČč protector
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Example Sentences

In parts of India, roaming “ironing wallahs” use charcoal-powered irons to press wrinkles out of clothes.

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When she traveled by train to visit family members in other parts of India, she would seek out the chaat wallahs set up right outside each station to get a taste for the local flavors.

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After bargaining with the rickshaw wallahs, Sass settled Hari and Sassur in one rickshaw and directed me to join her in the second one.

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He had been working on these slopes since he was 8, beginning as a sled wallah.

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Educated youths do not want to be “pakora wallahs” — people who make a quintessential fried Indian snack — said Radhicka Kapoor, an economist at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations.

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