Standard Lemma guide
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adv
by God (Allah); may God be my witness. Used in making a solemn oath
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
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intj
Alternative form of voilà.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, nonstandard
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noun
A servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for example kitchen wallah.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, North
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noun
Ellipsis of competition wallah.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, North, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, historical
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noun
A guy or bloke.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, slang
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noun
usually in combination: person in charge of or employed at a particular thing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: worker
History
From Arabic وَٱللّٰه (wal-lāh, literally “by God”).
A corruption of voilà.
Either from Hindi -वाला (-vālā, “pertaining to”) or from Hindi वाला (vālā, “person in charge”).
