Definition/Meaning of wallah

• English - Noun: wallah (plural wallahs) (India, North) 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, North, abbreviation, ellipsis, historical) Ellipsis of competition wallah . (UK,…
• English - Adverb: wallah (not comparable) (not comparable) by God ( Allah ); may God be my witness . Used in making a solemn oath
• English - Interjection: wallah (alternative, nonstandard) Alternative form of voilà .
• English - References: Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary , Springfield , Massachusetts , G .&C. Merriam Co ., 1967
• English - Etymology: Etymology 1. Either from Hindi -वाला (-vālā, “pertaining to”) or from Hindi वाला (vālā, “person in charge”). Etymology 2. From Arabic وَٱللّٰه (wal-lāh, literally “by God”). Etymology 3. A corruption of voilà .