wallah

n. 要人, 经办业务人

发音

其它
其它
/ˈwɑːlə/
/ˈwɑːlɑː/
/ˈwɒlə/
/wəˈlɑː/
/wəllə/

词形变化

wallahs 复数 wallahs

别名

waala waalah walah wala vaala vaalah valah walla wallahee wallahi wellah wullah

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for example kitchen wallah.

    印度
  2. 2.

    Ellipsis of competition wallah.

    印度 历史
  3. 3.

    A guy or bloke.

    俚语
adv.
  1. 1.

    by God (Allah); may God be my witness. Used in making a solemn oath

    宗教
interj.
  1. 1.

    Alternative form of voilà.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

worker

相关短语

competition wallah ground wallah compass wallah base wallah

词源

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

来源：wiktionary