pani-wallahn.

Brit.

/ˈpɑːnɪwɒlə/, U.S.

/ˈpɑniˌwɑlə/,

/ˈpɑniˌwɔlə/

Forms: see pani n. and wallah n.; also 1900s– panniwallah.

Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi pānī-vālā.

Etymology: < Hindi pānī-vālā < pānī pani n. + -vālā wallah n.

In South Asia: a water-carrier. Also in extended use (see quot. 1960).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > other manual or industrial workers > [noun] > who carry, draw, or supply water

water-bearereOE

water drawereOE

tankard-bearer?1518

water carrier1532

water drawer1574

water-worker1579

water-caster1610

waterman1615

tankard-womana1667

water pumper1708

watering-man1791

water boy1823

pani-wallah1934

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > [noun] > one who operates machine > who performs specific task

feeder1676

winder1823

greaser1832

oiler1846

grease-man1898

oilman1902

pani-wallah1957

1934 ‘G. Orwell’ Burmese Days xxv. 368 Ba Pe is pani-wallah in the same house at sixteen rupees a month.

1935 J. S. Lee Underworld of East ii. 6 The ‘paniwallah’, a coal black native, stretched out almost naked, asleep under the shade of a tree.

1957 D. G. O. Baillie Sea Affair 244 Paniwallahs..are not really watermen at all, but oilmen, or greasers.

1960 Times 16 Mar. (Canberra Suppl.) p. xiv/6 Greasers are called panniwallahs, where ‘panni’ means water (once a more popular lubricant than grease).

2003 Times of India (Nexis) 11 Apr. At 4.30 in the evening, the paniwallas gather around a pipe behind New Market to fill up their vessels.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pani-wallah
释义	pani-wallahn. Brit. /ˈpɑːnɪwɒlə/, U.S. /ˈpɑniˌwɑlə/, /ˈpɑniˌwɔlə/ Forms: see pani n. and wallah n.; also 1900s– panniwallah. Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi pānī-vālā. Etymology: < Hindi pānī-vālā < pānī pani n. + -vālā wallah n. In South Asia: a water-carrier. Also in extended use (see quot. 1960). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > other manual or industrial workers > [noun] > who carry, draw, or supply water water-bearereOE water drawereOE tankard-bearer?1518 water carrier1532 water drawer1574 water-worker1579 water-caster1610 waterman1615 tankard-womana1667 water pumper1708 watering-man1791 water boy1823 pani-wallah1934 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > [noun] > one who operates machine > who performs specific task feeder1676 winder1823 greaser1832 oiler1846 grease-man1898 oilman1902 pani-wallah1957 1934 ‘G. Orwell’ Burmese Days xxv. 368 Ba Pe is pani-wallah in the same house at sixteen rupees a month. 1935 J. S. Lee Underworld of East ii. 6 The ‘paniwallah’, a coal black native, stretched out almost naked, asleep under the shade of a tree. 1957 D. G. O. Baillie Sea Affair 244 Paniwallahs..are not really watermen at all, but oilmen, or greasers. 1960 Times 16 Mar. (Canberra Suppl.) p. xiv/6 Greasers are called panniwallahs, where ‘panni’ means water (once a more popular lubricant than grease). 2003 Times of India (Nexis) 11 Apr. At 4.30 in the evening, the paniwallas gather around a pipe behind New Market to fill up their vessels. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1934
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