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` sir, master, 'a word borrowed by Hindi from Arabic; boxwallah ` peddler' combines English box and Hindi wallah ` person in charge of a particular thing '; chotapeg ` half-sized drink' unites Hindi chota
bilby commented on the word boxwallah
"Kindly take one of my cigarettes, sir. Do you not admire my new silver case, sir? From the boxwallah, two rupees eight annas. Classy European style."
- George Orwell, 'A Hanging'.
September 9, 2009
madmouth commented on the word boxwallah
Naipaul defines them as "the business executives of foreign, mostly British, firms" (An Area of Darkness, p.61)
May 7, 2010