-वाला vaalaa is a suffix added mainly to nouns, adverbs, and oblique infinitives to produce a range of meanings. When added to an oblique infinitive, it can make a participle. Words with -वाला vaalaa can be either nouns or adjectives, and are declined like adjectives that end in आ aa or like declinable nouns that end in आ aa, respectively.
Ex: दूधवाला duudhvaalaa 'milkman'
रोटीवाला roTiivaalaa 'baker'
पगड़ीवाला pagRiivaalaa 'one wearing a turban'
छतरीवाली औरत chatriivaalii aurat 'a woman with an umbrella'
मुंबईवाला mumbaiivaalaa 'one from Bombay'
पासवाला कमरा paasvaalaa kamraa 'a room nearby'
नीचेवाला niicevaalaa 'downstairs'
ऊपरवाली निशस्त uuparvaalii niśast 'the upper berth'
हिंदी बोलनेवाला hindii bolnevaalaa 'Hindi-speaker' / 'Hindi-speaking'
रहनेवाला rehnevaalaa 'inhabitant'
आनेवाला सप्ताह aanevaalaa saptaah 'the coming week'
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