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