-वाला

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-वाला

/ʋɑː.lɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[ʋäː.läː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Sanskrit पाल (pāla) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Cognate with Bengali -আলা (-ala).

suffix -vālā

masculine, morpheme one who does चाय (cāy, “tea”) + -वाला (-vālā) → चायवाला (cāyvālā, “tea seller”)

suffix -vālā

masculine, morpheme denotes agentive verb forms लिखना (likhnā, “to write”) + -वाला (-vālā) → लिखनेवाला (likhnevālā, “one who writes”)
masculine, morpheme denotes prospective verb forms; going to, about to मैं वहाँ जानेवाला था।

adjective -vālā · adjective-forming suffix · -वाला · -वाले · -वाली

doer (of a verb) वह झूठ बोलने-वाला आदमी नहीं है।
possess a feature (of a noun) नीली आँखों-वाली लड़कियां।

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"-वाला." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/-%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

-वाला. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/-%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE

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"-वाला." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/-%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {-वाला},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/-%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}