खुलेआम

Hindi

Etymology

खुले (khule, “perfective adjectival of खुलना (khulnā, “to open”)”) +‎ आम (ām, “common, everyday”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʰʊ.leː.ɑːm/, [kʰʊ.leː.ä̃ːm]

Adverb

खुलेआम • (khuleām)

1. openly, publicly, for all to see

   (deprecated template usage)

   वह खुलेआम सड़कछाप भाषा बोलने लगा।

   vah khuleām saṛakchāp bhāṣā bolne lagā.

   He openly began to say vulgarities.

   Synonym: सरेआम (sareām)