-वाला

Hindi

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit [Term?].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋɑː.lɑː/

Suffix

-वाला • (-vālā)

  1. (highly productive) one who does.
    ‎चाय (cāy, “tea”) + ‎-वाला (-vālā) → ‎चायवाला (cāyavālā, “tea seller”)
    ‎डब्बा (ḍabbā, “box”) + ‎-वाला (-vālā) → ‎डब्बावाला (ḍabbāvālā, “lunch deliverer, dabbawallah”)

Suffix

-वाला • (-vālā)

  1. denotes agentive verb forms
    ‎लिखना (likhnā, “to write”) + ‎-वाला (-vālā) → ‎लिखनेवाला (likhnevālā, “one who writes”)
    ‎छींकना (chīṅknā, “to sneeze”) + ‎-वाला (-vālā) → ‎छींकनेवाला (chīṅknevālā, “one who sneezes”)
  2. denotes prospective verb forms; just about to
    मैं वहाँ जानेवाला था।
    ma͠i vahā̃ jānevālā thā.
    I was just about to go there.

Declension
Declension of -वाला
Singular Plural
Direct -वाला (-vālā) -वाले (-vāle)
Oblique -वाले (-vāle) -वालों (-vālõ)
Vocative -वाले (-vāle) -वालो (-vālo)
Declension of -वाला
Masculine Feminine
Singular Plural Singular Plural
Direct -वाला (-vālā) -वाले (-vāle) -वाली (-vālī) -वाली (-vālī)
Oblique -वाले (-vāle) -वाले (-vāle) -वाली (-vālī) -वाली (-vālī)
Vocative -वाले (-vāle) -वाले (-vāle) -वाली (-vālī) -वाली (-vālī)
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