-वाला / -वाली (one who)
Added to words to mean 'the one who does/has/is from' something
Example
दूधवाला, दिल्लीवाला
milkman, person from Delhi
Usage Notes
One of the most productive suffixes in Hindi. It can mean: the person who does something (रिक्शावाला = rickshaw driver), someone from a place (दिल्लीवाला), or something with a quality (लालवाला = the red one).
Changes for gender: -वाला (masculine), -वाली (feminine), -वाले (plural/oblique). Also see V-नेवाला for the verb form.
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Related — Suffixes
Turns an adjective into a noun — like '-ness' or '-hood' in English
Makes a noun from an adjective — like '-ity' or '-ness' in English
Turns a verb or adjective into a noun — like '-ing' or '-ness'
Makes an adjective from a noun — like '-ic' or '-al' in English
Means 'one who has or holds' something — common in job titles