-वाला
Hindi
suffix
Definitions
- (highly) one who does
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit पाल (protector, cherishing, herdsman, keeper, guard).
Origin
Sanskrit
पाल
Gloss
protector, cherishing, herdsman, keeper, guard
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- autowallah English
- boxwallah English
- chaiwallah English
- punkahwallah English
- tentwallah English
- wallah English
- *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *peh₂-los Proto-Indo-European
- नेपाल Sanskrit
- पाल Sanskrit
- मेष Sanskrit
- शिशुपाल Sanskrit
- गढ़वाल Hindi
- वाला Hindi
- บาล Thai
- katwal Indonesian
- সাঁওতাল Bengali
- ᬧᬵᬮ Balinese