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Hindi
Etymology
From काम (kām, “work”) + चलाऊ (calāū, “durable, serving, makeshift”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kɑːm.t͡ʃə.lɑː.uː/,
Adjective
कामचलाऊ • (kāmcalāū) (indeclinable)
- workable, serviceable
- कामचलाऊ ज्ञान ― kāmcalāū jñān ― working knowledge
- caretaker, interim
- कामचलाऊ सरकार ― kāmcalāū sarkār ― caretaker government
- 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