"lalla" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lallas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lalla (plural lallas)
  1. (historical) In Persia, a kind of domestic tutor. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-lalla-en-noun-lKjBWjOF
  2. (historical) In Persia, a male nurse. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-lalla-en-noun--zj0zZDH
  3. (India, historical) A native clerk who writes the vernacular. Tags: India, historical
    Sense id: en-lalla-en-noun-iK~Rn8gz Categories (other): Indian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 2 63 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 6 4 24 3 5 4 4 13 14 21 1 1
  4. (India, historical) A respectable merchant. Tags: India, historical
    Sense id: en-lalla-en-noun-dFVR-RJA Categories (other): Indian English

Inflected forms

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