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puttywalla

puttywalla noun: a messenger or orderly attached to an office, and bearing a belt and brass badge.

Noun

puttywalla (plural puttywallas)

  1. (India, historical) A messenger or orderly attached to an office, and bearing a belt and brass badge.

Forms of puttywalla

pluralputtywallas
alternative formputtywallah

Origin of puttywalla

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

Questions about puttywalla

What does puttywalla mean?
Puttywalla means a messenger or orderly attached to an office, and bearing a belt and brass badge.
What part of speech is puttywalla?
Puttywalla is a noun.
What is the plural of puttywalla?
The plural of puttywalla is puttywallas.

Words near puttywalla in the dictionary

  1. puttyish
  2. puttyless
  3. puttylike
  4. puttyroot
  5. puttyroots
  6. puttywalla
  7. puttywallah
  8. puttywallahs
  9. puttywallas
  10. putu
  11. putu piring

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