Etymology

jugaad

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Today it means: A process or technique that lessens disorder in one's life, making it easier to manage, or more convenient. Full definition →

Hindi जुगाड़
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  1. Hindi · borrowed fromजुगाड़“joining or union”
  2. English todayjugaad

Borrowed from Hindi जुगाड़ (jugāṛ, “joining or union”), itself cognate to English yoke. There are similar idioms in the Dravidian languages, for example, Malayalam തട്ടിക്കൂട്ട് (taṭṭikkūṭṭŭ, “put together”), Malayalam ഒപ്പീര് (oppīrŭ, “fixing or getting”), or Tamil மழட்டு (maḻaṭṭu, “to distract”), Telugu ఉపాయము (upāyamu).

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