कामचलाऊ

Hindi

Etymology

From काम (kām, “work”) +‎ चलाऊ (calāū, “durable, serving, makeshift”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kɑːm.t͡ʃə.lɑː.uː/, [kä̃ːm.t͡ʃɐ.läː.uː]

Adjective

कामचलाऊ • (kāmcalāū) (indeclinable)

  1. workable, serviceable
    कामचलाऊ ज्ञान ― kāmcalāū jñān ― working knowledge
  2. caretaker, interim
    कामचलाऊ सरकार ― kāmcalāū sarkār ― caretaker government
  3. makeshift, stopgap

References

  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “कामचलाऊ”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • “कामचलाऊ”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
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