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Wallah may refer to:
- Wallah (Arabic)
- -walla (or -wala, wali fem.), derived from Marathi and Hindustani वाला والا -vālā (suffix forming an adjectival compound with a noun or an agentive sense with a verb),[1] an Indian surname or suffix indicating a person involved in some kind of activity, where they hail from or what they wear (Topiwala),[2][3] for example:
- Dabbawala, lunch box deliverer
- Auto-walla, driver of an auto rickshaw
- Chaiwala, a boy or young man who serves tea
- Attar-walla, seller of perfumes and extracts
- Kulfi-walla, maker of Kulfi (Ice-cream)
- Kaan-saaf walla, ear cleaner
- Bottley-walla, recycler of printed material, bottles, and these days, electronic gadgets such as TVs
- Dudh-Walla, this is a caste, an accent and applies to milkmen
- Punkawallah, the servant who keeps the punkah or fan going on hot nights
- Dhobi walla, laundry worker.
Wala or Vala was also used in Parsi surnames, suggesting the profession or a place-name. For example, Amroliwala, Daruwalla, seller of daru or Persian for wine, Mithaiwala (sweetseller) [4]
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