"jugaad" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒʊˈɡɑːd/, /d͡ʒʊ.ɡɑːɽ/ [South-Asia] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jugaad.wav [Southern-England] Forms: jugaads [plural], jugaad [plural]
Etymology: 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). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|hi|जुगाड़|t=joining or union}} Borrowed from Hindi जुगाड़ (jugāṛ, “joining or union”), {{cog|en|yoke}} English yoke, {{ncog|dra}} Dravidian, {{ncog|ml|തട്ടിക്കൂട്ട്|t=put together|tr=thattikootu}} Malayalam തട്ടിക്കൂട്ട് (taṭṭikkūṭṭŭ, “put together”), {{ncog|ml|ഒപ്പീര്|t=fixing or getting|tr=oppeeru}} Malayalam ഒപ്പീര് (oppīrŭ, “fixing or getting”), {{ncog|ta|மழட்டு|t=to distract}} Tamil மழட்டு (maḻaṭṭu, “to distract”), {{ncog|te|ఉపాయము}} Telugu ఉపాయము (upāyamu) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|*}} jugaad (countable and uncountable, plural jugaads or jugaad)
  1. (South Asia) A process or technique that lessens disorder in one's life, making it easier to manage, or more convenient. Tags: South-Asia, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-jugaad-en-noun-v~nAJku8 Categories (other): South Asian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42
  2. (South Asia, countable) A powered quadricycle used in India. Tags: South-Asia, countable
    Sense id: en-jugaad-en-noun-5E48rJOM Categories (other): South Asian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: jugaadu, bricolage, jury-rig, kludge, lifehack

Inflected forms

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      "name": "bor+"
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        "(South Asia, countable) A powered quadricycle used in India."
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        "(South Asia, countable) A powered quadricycle used in India."
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