- boxwallah
- box·wal·lah
English syllables. 2014.
boxwallah
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Boxwallah — Boxwallahs were small scale travelling merchant peddlers in India. They were known as boxwallahs because of the large boxes in which they carried their merchandise (usually clothes and costume jewelry), though the term has been known to be… … Wikipedia
boxwallah — n. itinerant wandering or peddler who sells cutlery and cheap nicknacks … English contemporary dictionary
boxwallah — ˈbäkˌswälə noun ( s) Etymology: Hindi bakswālā, from English box (II) + Hindi wālā man more at wallah India : peddler * * * … Useful english dictionary
Regional differences and dialects in Indian English — Indian English has developed a number of dialects, distinct from the General/Standard Indian English that educators have attempted to establish and institutionalize, and it is possible to distinguish a person s sociolinguistic background from the … Wikipedia
Indian Civil Service — The Indian Civil Service, popularly known by its acronym ICS, originated as the elite civil service of the Indian Government under British colonial rule in India, and continues in the contemporary Civil Services of India, though these are now… … Wikipedia
wallah — noun a) A servant or other person responsible for something, often specified after it, for example kitchen wallah. 1931 Kindly take one of my cigarettes, sir. Do you not admire my new silver case, sir? From the boxwallah, two rupees eight annas.… … Wiktionary
