English
jugaad
Jugaad comes from Hindi जुगाड़ ‘joining or union’.
- Hindic. 1500–presentजुगाड़jugāṛ‘joining or union’
- Englishtodayjugaad
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Hindic. 1500–presentजुगाड़jugāṛ‘joining or union’
- Englishtodayjugaad
The story
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).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’
join, conjunction, junction, yogi, jodi, yoke, adjunct, juncture, zygote, jugular, yojana, conjugate, conjugation, subjugate, yuga, 40 more
through Sanskrit योग ‘use, application’
Today it means
noun A process or technique that lessens disorder in one's life, making it easier to manage, or more convenient.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hindi जुगाड़ / jugaad