wallahとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• waala, waalah, walah, wala, vaala, vaalah, valah, walla

発音

• IPA: /ˈwɑːlə/, /ˈwɒlə/
• 韻: -ɑːlə, -ɒlə

名詞

wallah (plural wallahs)

1. (North India) 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.

2. (North India, historical) Ellipsis of competition wallah.
3. (British, slang) A guy or bloke.

派生語

語源 2

From Arabic وَٱللّٰه (wal-lāh, literally “by God”).

別の表記

• wallahee, wallahi, wellah, wullah

発音

• IPA: /ˈwɑːlɑː/, /wəˈlɑː/, /wəllə/
• 韻: -ɑː

副詞

wallah (not comparable)

1. (Islam) by God (Allah); may God be my witness. Used in making a solemn oath

語源 3

A corruption of voilà.

間投詞

wallah

1. Voilà.

参照

• “wallah” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC.