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==English== |
==English== |
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===Etymology 1=== |
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{{root|en|ine-pro|*peh₂-}} |
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'''wallah''' |
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Either from {{der|en|hi|-वाला||pertaining to}} or from {{bor|en|hi|वाला||person in charge}}. |
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# Used in India to mean a person responsible for something, for example ''kitchen wallah''. |
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# {{UK}} {{slang}} used as '''[[guy]]''' or '''[[bloke]]''' |
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====Alternative forms==== |
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* {{alt|en|waala|waalah|walah|wala|vaala|vaalah|valah|walla}} |
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====Pronunciation==== |
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* {{IPA|en|/ˈwɑːlə/|/ˈwɒlə/}} |
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* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wallah.wav|a=Southern England}} |
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* {{rhymes|en|ɑːlə|ɒlə|s=2}} |
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====Noun==== |
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{{en-noun}} |
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# {{lb|en|India}} A servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for example ''kitchen wallah''. |
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#* {{quote-book|en|year=1931|author=George Orwell|title=A Hanging|passage=Kindly take one of my cigarettes, sir. Do you not admire my new silver case, sir? From the boxwallah, two rupees eight annas.}} |
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# {{lb|en|India|historical}} {{short for|en|competition wallah}} |
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# {{lb|en|British|slang}} A [[guy]] or [[bloke]]. |
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=====Derived terms===== |
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{{col3|en |
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|{{l|en|boxwallah}}, {{l|en|boxwalla}} |
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|base wallah |
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|compass wallah |
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|competition wallah |
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|dudhwallah |
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|ground wallah |
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|puncture-wallah |
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|punkahwallah |
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}} |
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===Etymology 2=== |
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From {{der|en|ar|وَٱللّٰه|lit=by God}}. {{root|en|ar|ء ل ه}} |
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====Alternative forms==== |
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* {{alt|en|wallahee|wallahi|wellah|wullah}} |
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====Pronunciation==== |
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* {{IPA|en|/ˈwɑ(l.)lɑːh/}}, {{IPA|en|/wəˈlɑː(h)/}} |
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* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wallah2.wav|a=Southern England}} |
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* {{rhymes|en|ɑː|ɑːh|s=2}} |
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====Adverb==== |
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{{en-adv|-}} |
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# {{lb|en|Islam}} [[by God]] ([[Allah]]); [[may God be my witness]]. {{non-gloss definition|Used in making a solemn oath}} |
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===Etymology 3=== |
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A corruption of {{m|en|voilà}}. |
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====Interjection==== |
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{{head|en|interjection}} |
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# Voilà. |
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===References=== |
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* {{R:Websters}} |
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{{C|en|People}} |
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{{catlangname|en|heteronyms}} |
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==Danish== |
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===Etymology=== |
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Borrowed from {{bor|da|ar|وَٱللّٰه}}. |
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===Interjection=== |
===Interjection=== |
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{{head|da|intj}} |
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'''wallah!''' |
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# misspelled variant of [[voilà]] |
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# {{lb|da|slang}} {{ngd|Generic intensifier.}} |
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==French== |
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===Etymology=== |
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{{bor+|fr|ar|وَٱللّٰه|t=I swear by God}}. |
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===Pronunciation=== |
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* {{fr-IPA}} |
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* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-wallah.wav}} |
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===Interjection=== |
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{{fr-intj}} |
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# {{lb|fr|slang}} [[wow]] {{gloss|an expression of surprise}} |
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# {{lb|fr|slang|Tunisia}} I'm serious |
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==German== |
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===Etymology=== |
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{{bor+|de|ar|وَٱللّٰه|t=I swear by God}}, likely via [[W:Turks in Germany|Turkish]] [[valla#Turkish|valla]]. |
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===Pronunciation=== |
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* {{IPA|de|[ˈwala]|[ˈvala]|[waˈlːah]}} |
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===Interjection=== |
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{{head|de|interjection}} |
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# {{lb|de|slang}} {{ngd|Generic intensifier.}} |
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===Adverb=== |
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{{de-adv}} |
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# {{lb|de|slang}} {{lb|de|tag question|rather|_|formal}} {{l|en|right|id=checking engagement and agreement}}? |
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#: {{syn|de|wa|gell|ne|nicht|nicht wahr|oder}} |
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===Further reading=== |
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* {{R:Duden}} |
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* {{R:DWDS}} |
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* {{R:UniLeipzig}} |
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==Swedish== |
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===Alternative forms=== |
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* {{alt|sv|walla}} |
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===Etymology=== |
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Borrowed from {{bor|sv|ar|وَٱللّٰه}}. |
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===Interjection=== |
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{{head|sv|interjection}} |
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# {{lb|sv|Islam}} {{l|en|wallah}} (when making an oath) |
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#: {{syn|sv|mammas död}} |
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#: {{ux|sv|– Är det sant? – '''Wallah'''! Jag svär!|– Is that true? – '''Wallah'''! I swear!}} |
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# {{lb|sv|slang}} {{ngd|Generic intensifier.}} |
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====Related terms==== |
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* {{l|sv|wallahi}} |
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====See also==== |
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* {{l|sv|jalla}} |
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* {{l|sv|no cap}} |
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===References=== |
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* [http://www.fulaordboken.se/Ordboken/?Ord=wallah Fula Ordboken] |
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* [http://www.slangopedia.se/ordlista/?ord=wallah Slangopedia] |
Latest revision as of 01:58, 5 September 2024
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Either from Hindi -वाला (-vālā, “pertaining to”) or from Hindi वाला (vālā, “person in charge”).
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]wallah (plural wallahs)
- (India) A servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for example kitchen wallah.
- 1931, George Orwell, A Hanging:
- Kindly take one of my cigarettes, sir. Do you not admire my new silver case, sir? From the boxwallah, two rupees eight annas.
- (India, historical) Short for competition wallah.
- (British, slang) A guy or bloke.
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Arabic وَٱللّٰه (wal-lāh, literally “by God”).
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]wallah (not comparable)
- (Islam) by God (Allah); may God be my witness. Used in making a solemn oath
Etymology 3
[edit]A corruption of voilà.
Interjection
[edit]wallah
- Voilà.
References
[edit]- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic وَٱللّٰه (wal-lāh).
Interjection
[edit]wallah
- (slang) Generic intensifier.
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic وَٱللّٰه (wal-lāh, “I swear by God”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]wallah
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic وَٱللّٰه (wal-lāh, “I swear by God”), likely via Turkish valla.
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]wallah
- (slang) Generic intensifier.
Adverb
[edit]wallah
Further reading
[edit]- “wallah” in Duden online
- “wallah” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “wallah” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic وَٱللّٰه (wal-lāh).
Interjection
[edit]wallah
- (Islam) wallah (when making an oath)
- Synonym: mammas död
- – Är det sant? – Wallah! Jag svär!
- – Is that true? – Wallah! I swear!
- (slang) Generic intensifier.
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]Categories:
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- Rhymes:English/ɑːlə
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- English lemmas
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- Rhymes:English/ɑː
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- English adverbs
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