Boxwallah

/ˌbɑks.ˈwɑ.lə/ noun

Definition

In British colonial India, a merchant or trader, especially one dealing in dry goods or merchandise from boxes.

Etymology

From Hindi 'wallah' (a person who does something) combined with 'box,' referring to merchants who sold goods from boxes; colonial Indian English term.

Kelly Says

The term 'boxwallah' reveals colonial attitudes—it was often used dismissively for Indian merchants by British officials who considered them commercial outsiders rather than proper gentlemen.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰን Dresden ሰን Dresden
se-n Dres-den se-n Dres-den
ARالعربية
ناقل صناديق
naql sanduq
BNবাংলা
বাক্সবাহক
bak-sh-ba-hak
CACatalà
portador de caixes
por-ta-dor de kai-ses
CSČeština
nosítel krabic
no-si-tel kra-bic
DADansk
kasserør
kas-ser-ør
DEDeutsch
Kartonhändler
kar-ton-hent-ler
ELΕλληνικά
μεταφορέας κουτιών
me-ta-fo-re-as koo-tee-on
ESEspañol
cartero
kar-teh-roh
FAفارسی
حمل‌کننده جعبه
haml-kuneh ja-beh
FISuomi
laatikoiden kuljettaja
laati-ko-i-den ku-ljet-ta-ja
FRFrançais
livreur de boîtes
lee-vuh-ruh duh bwah-t
GUGU
બોક્સ વાળો
bok-s wa-lo
HAHA
Mai kofa
Mai ko-fa
HEעברית
משגר תיבות
mi-she-ger ti-vev
HIहिन्दी
बक्‍सवाला
bak-swa-la
HUMagyar
dobozszállító
do-bo-szal-li-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengantar kotak
peng-an-tar ko-tak
IGIG
onye na-akpụ ụkpụrụ
on-ye na-ak-pu uk-pu-ru
ITItaliano
portatore di scatole
por-ta-tore di ska-toh-leh
JA日本語
箱持ち
hako-mochi
KKKK
қояш
qo-ya-sh
KMKM
អ្នកទទួលបាន
an-ok to-do-uan-ba-an
KO한국어
상자 운반자
sangja unbanja
MRMR
बॉक्सवाला
bok-swa-la
MSBahasa Melayu
pengantar kotak
peng-an-tar ko-tak
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုးပိုက်
k-yo-pa-i-k
NLNederlands
kistendrager
kist-en-dra-ger
NONorsk
kassenes
kas-se-ne-se
PAPA
scatola
ska-toh-leh
PLPolski
nosiciel pudełek
no-si-chel poo-deh-lek
PTPortuguês
carregador de caixas
kar-rei-gah-dor duh kay-zahs
RORomână
purtaret de cutii
pur-ta-ret de koo-tii
RUРусский
перевозчик коробок
peredvozchik korobok
SVSvenska
kartongbärare
kar-tong-ba-ra-re
SWKiswahili
mwenye kubeba sanduku
mwen-ye ku-be-ba san-du-ku
TAதமிழ்
வகைப்படுத்தும்
va-kai-ppa-dhu-thum
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న పెట్టెలు
chi-nna pet-te-lu
THไทย
ผู้ขนกล่อง
phoo khon gloung
TLTL
tagapasa ng mga kahon
ta-ga-pa-sa ng mga ka-hon
TRTürkçe
kutular taşıyıcısı
ku-tu-lar ta-shi-yi-ci-si
UKУкраїнська
перевізник коробок
pereviznyk korobok
URاردو
ڈبہ والا
dab-ah wa-la
VITiếng Việt
người chuyển thùng
ngoo chuen-thung
YOYO
ọmọ ẹ̀kọ́
o-mo e-ko
ZH中文
箱子搬运工
xiāngzi bānyùn gōng
ZUZU
umshayeli wezinto
um-sha-ye-li we-zin-to

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