Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puttywalla

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
put-ty-wal-la
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A messenger or orderly attached to an office, and bearing a belt and brass badge.

Indian usage

Etymology

From Hindi [Term?] (literally “one with a belt”); see puttee, wallah.

Origin

Usage

Inflected Forms

puttywallas (plural) puttywallah (alternative)

Questions

What does puttywalla mean?
A messenger or orderly attached to an office, and bearing a belt and brass badge.
Where does puttywalla come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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