# wallah

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɑːlə/ · frequency rank #95,596

## Definitions
1. A servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for example kitchen wallah.
2. Ellipsis of competition wallah.
3. A guy or bloke.

## Etymology
Either from Hindi -वाला (-vālā, “pertaining to”) or from Hindi वाला (vālā, “person in charge”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wallah