Gerrymander in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “gerrymander” in Hindi is गोलमाल करना, pronounced golamal karana — it is a verb. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeys-
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰoysós
Proto-Germanic *gaizaz
Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁-t-
Proto-Germanic *wulþǭder.?
Proto-Indo-European *welH-der.
Proto-Indo-European *wélH-dʰe-tider.
Proto-Indo-European *we-wólH-dʰe-ti?
Proto-Germanic *waldanąder.
Proto-Germanic *waldaz
Proto-Germanic *Gaizawaldaz
Frankish *Gaiʀawaldbor.
Old French Geraldbor.
English Gerald
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Proto-Germanic *gaizaz
Frankish *gaiʀ
Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.?
Proto-Germanic *harduz
Proto-Germanic *-jaz
Frankish *-ī
Frankish *hard(ī)
Frankish *Gaiʀahardbor.
Old French Gerartder.
Middle English Gerard
English Gerard
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English Gerry
Ancient Greek σαλαμάνδρα (salamándra)bor.
Latin salamandra
Anglo-Norman salamandrebor.
Middle English salamandre
English salamander
blend
English gerrymander
Blend of Gerry + salamander, named after Elbridge Gerry, then governor of Massachusetts. Coined by the editors of the Boston Gazette in an 26 March 1812 article comparing the new electoral district boundary signed into law by Gerry to the shape of the mythological salamander. The original text was likely written by Nathan Hale and Benjamin and John Russell, accompanying a cartoon by Elkanah Tisdale.
Despite Gerry's surname beginning with a hard G (/ɡ/), gerrymander is typically pronounced with a soft G (/dʒ/), as a spelling pronunciation.
Quick facts about “gerrymander”
Everything we know about this word at a glance.
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeys-
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰoysós
Proto-Germanic *gaizaz
Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁-t-
Proto-Germanic *wulþǭder.?
Proto-Indo-European *welH-der.
Proto-Indo-European *wélH-dʰe-tider.
Proto-Indo-European *we-wólH-dʰe-ti?
Proto-Germanic *waldanąder.
Proto-Germanic *waldaz
Proto-Germanic *Gaizawaldaz
Frankish *Gaiʀawaldbor.
Old French Geraldbor.
English Gerald
▲
Proto-Germanic *gaizaz
Frankish *gaiʀ
Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.?
Proto-Germanic *harduz
Proto-Germanic *-jaz
Frankish *-ī
Frankish *hard(ī)
Frankish *Gaiʀahardbor.
Old French Gerartder.
Middle English Gerard
English Gerard
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English Gerry
Ancient Greek σαλαμάνδρα (salamándra)bor.
Latin salamandra
Anglo-Norman salamandrebor.
Middle English salamandre
English salamander
blend
English gerrymander
Blend of Gerry + salamander, named after Elbridge Gerry, then governor of Massachusetts. Coined by the editors of the Boston Gazette in an 26 March 1812 article comparing the new electoral district boundary signed into law by Gerry to the shape of the mythological salamander. The original text was likely written by Nathan Hale and Benjamin and John Russell, accompanying a cartoon by Elkanah Tisdale.
Despite Gerry's surname beginning with a hard G (/ɡ/), gerrymander is typically pronounced with a soft G (/dʒ/), as a spelling pronunciation.
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