अटकलपच्चू

Hindi

Alternative forms

• अटकल-पच्चू (aṭkal-paccū)

Etymology

From अटकल (aṭkal, “a guess, conjecture”) +‎ पच्चू (paccū).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /əʈ.kəl.pət̪.t͡ʃuː/, [ɐʈ.kɐl.pɐt̚.t͡ʃuː]

Adjective

अटकलपच्चू • (aṭkalpaccū) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اٹکل پچو)

1. random (following no clear pattern)

   Synonym: यादृच्छिक (yādŕcchik)

2. guessed, supposed (thought to be so without clear evidence)

Adverb

अटकलपच्चू • (aṭkalpaccū) (Urdu spelling اٹکل پچو)

1. at a guess

   Synonym: अंदाज़न (andāzan)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “अटकलपच्चू”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.