wallah

Who acts: person, chai wallah, dabbawalas, you, rickshaw wallah, Grandad · What happens: do, connect, say, charge, pour, deliver · To what, where: particular job, something, hot sweet tea, station, thousands, Mumbai · Speech: someone speaks here

«wallah» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: wallah in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: India, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A person who does a particular job or is connected with a particular thing, as in chai-wallah (a tea seller) or rickshaw-wallah.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 person	det
2	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 does	nsubj
4	does	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 person	acl:relcl
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 job	det
6	particular	particular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 job	amod
7	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 does	obj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 connected	cc
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 connected	aux:pass
10	connected	connect	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 does	conj
11	with	with	ADP	_	14 thing	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 thing	det
13	particular	particular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 thing	amod
14	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 connected	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 wallah	punct
16	as	as	ADP	_	20 wallah	case
17	in	in	ADP	_	20 wallah	case
18	chai	chai	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 wallah	compound
19	-	-	PUNCT	_	18 chai	punct
20	wallah	wallah	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 person	conj
21	(	(	PUNCT	_	24 seller	punct
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 seller	det
23	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 seller	compound
24	seller	seller	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 wallah	appos
25	)	)	PUNCT	_	24 seller	punct
26	or	or	CCONJ	_	29 wallah	cc
27	rickshaw	rickshaw	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 wallah	compound
28	-	-	PUNCT	_	27 rickshaw	punct
29	wallah	wallah	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 person	conj
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	present	a person and chai wallah or rickshaw wallah	a particular job					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality
2	connect	present · passive	a person and chai wallah or rickshaw wallah not said here					with a particular thing	vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: with thing=Co-Patient

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Usage: old-fashioned UK slang — kept apart, not parsed.

A person in charge of something, often said jokingly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 person	det
2	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 charge	case
4	charge	charge	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 person	nmod
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 something	case
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 charge	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 said	punct
8	often	often	ADV	_	9 said	advmod
9	said	say	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 something	acl:relcl
10	jokingly	jokingly	ADV	_	9 said	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	participle						jokingly, often property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	charge			something					nom charge «act transitive»: of=patient

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"the computer wallah".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 wallah	punct
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 wallah	det
3	computer	computer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wallah	compound
4	wallah	wallah	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 wallah	punct
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 wallah	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

The chai-wallah poured hot sweet tea at the station.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 wallah	det
2	chai	chai	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wallah	compound
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 chai	punct
4	wallah	wallah	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 poured	nsubj
5	poured	pour	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 tea	amod
7	sweet	sweet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 tea	amod
8	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 poured	obj
9	at	at	ADP	_	11 station	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 station	det
11	station	station	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 poured	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 poured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pour	past	the chai wallah	hot sweet tea		the station			vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tea=Patient

Example 2

In Mumbai, dabbawalas deliver thousands of lunchboxes every day.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 Mumbai	case
2	Mumbai	Mumbai	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 deliver	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Mumbai	punct
4	dabbawalas	dabbawala	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 deliver	nsubj
5	deliver	deliver	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	thousands	thousand	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 deliver	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 lunchboxes	case
8	lunchboxes	lunchbox	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 thousands	nmod
9	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	10 day	det
10	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 deliver	obl:unmarked
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 deliver	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	deliver	present	dabbawalas	thousands of lunchboxes		Mumbai	day		vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thousand=Patient

Example 3

Ask the computer wallah to fix the printer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ask	ask	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 wallah	det
3	computer	computer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wallah	compound
4	wallah	wallah	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ask	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 fix	mark
6	fix	fix	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Ask	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 printer	det
8	printer	printer	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 fix	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Ask	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	imperative	you not said here	the computer wallah					vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent wallah=Recipient
2	fix	to-infinitive	you not said here	the printer					vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent printer=Patient

Example 4

The rickshaw-wallah pedalled us through the busy market.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 wallah	det
2	rickshaw	rickshaw	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wallah	compound
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 rickshaw	punct
4	wallah	wallah	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 pedalled	nsubj
5	pedalled	pedall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 pedalled	obj
7	through	through	ADP	_	10 market	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 market	det
9	busy	busy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 market	amod
10	market	market	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 pedalled	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 pedalled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pedall	past	the rickshaw wallah	us		the busy market			tree rules

Example 5

Grandad called the man who sold ice cream "the ice-cream wallah".

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 called	nsubj
2	called	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 man	det
4	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 called	obj
5	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 sold	nsubj
6	sold	sell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 man	acl:relcl
7	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 cream	compound
8	cream	cream	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sold	obj
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 wallah	punct
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 wallah	det
11	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 cream	compound
12	-	-	PUNCT	_	11 ice	punct
13	cream	cream	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 wallah	compound
14	wallah	wallah	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sold	parataxis
15	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 wallah	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	past	Grandad		the man				vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent man=Recipient
2	sell	past	the man	ice cream					tree rules

Example 6

The paper wallah threw the newspaper onto the step.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 wallah	det
2	paper	paper	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wallah	compound
3	wallah	wallah	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 threw	nsubj
4	threw	throw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 newspaper	det
6	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 threw	obj
7	onto	onto	ADP	_	9 step	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 step	det
9	step	step	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 threw	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 threw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	throw	past	the paper wallah	the newspaper				onto the step	vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent newspaper=Theme onto step=Destination

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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