“pattawalla”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

pattawalla

释义

pattawalla|ˈpætəwɒlə|
Also pattawala, puttiwala, etc.
[ad. Hind. patta-wālā one wearing a belt: see puttee, wallah.]
In India, a messenger or servant.
1878Monier Williams Mod. India 34 Here and there a belted Government servant (called a Patti-wālā, or Patta-wālā, because distinguished by a belt)—all within call—all ready to answer..to the Sahib's summons, and eager to execute his behests.1881E. M. Guthrie Life in Western India I. vi. 12 Behind M― stood the tall and handsome Jew, G―'s writer, and the putthawaller, with his badge of office.1949R. Lawrence Indian Embers 23 Pattawallas in stiff white, with scarlet belts and turbans, were salaaming deeply.1971A. D. Gorwala Queen of Beauty 79 Give me a cup of coffee too and tell your pattawalla not to come in and not to let anyone else in.

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