wallah
/ˈwɑːlə/noun, adverb
wallah is spelled W-A-L-L-A-H: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wallah means “A servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for example kitchen wallah” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wallah is wallahs.
How many letters and syllables are in wallah?
| Letters | 6: W-A-L-L-A-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is wallah?
Wallah appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce wallah?
- /ˈwɑːlə/
- /ˈwɒlə/
As an adverb (“by God (Allah); may God be my witness. Used in making a…”): /ˈwɑːlɑː/, /wəˈlɑː/, /wəllə/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-wallah.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-wallah2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wallah
- wallahs plural
- waala
- waalah
- walah
- wala
- vaala
- vaalah
- valah
- walla
- wallahee
- wallahi
- wellah
- wullah
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wallah mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IndiaA servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for example kitchen wallah.
- 2
IndiaEllipsis of competition wallah.
- 3
UKslangA guy or bloke.
adverb
- 1
by God (Allah); may God be my witness. Used in making a solemn oath
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wallah come from?
Either from Hindi -वाला (-vālā, “pertaining to”) or from Hindi वाला (vālā, “person in charge”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).