Definition
With great care, caution, and delicacy; in a careful and slow manner to avoid damage or disturbance.
Etymology
Origin debated—possibly from Middle Dutch 'gingelen' (to jump) or Old French 'gensor' (refined), but the connection to ginger (the spice) remains unclear despite the spelling similarity.
Kelly Says
One of English's great mysteries is whether 'gingerly' has anything to do with ginger—most scholars now think it doesn't, making it a case of pure spelling coincidence that's fooled people for centuries!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ ፍቅር
en-de-fik-ir
CSČeština
opatrně
o-pa-tr-ne
DADansk
forsigtigt
for-sig-tigt
DEDeutsch
vorsichtig
for-shtih-ik
ELΕλληνικά
με προσοχή
me pro-so-hee
ESEspañol
con suavidad
kon swa-bi-dad
FAفارسی
با ملاطفت
ba-mala-taft
FISuomi
varovasti
va-ro-vas-ti
FRFrançais
doucement
du-mɑ̃
HEעברית
ברגישות
ba-ri-gi-shoth
HIहिन्दी
नरमता से
nar-mat-a se
HUMagyar
óvatosan
o-va-ta-san
IDBahasa Indonesia
lembut
lem-but
ITItaliano
dolcemente
doh-l-che-men-te
KO한국어
조심스럽게
jo-sim-seol-be-ge
MRMR
मृदुताने
mri-du-ta-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
lembut
lem-but
NONorsk
forsiktig
for-sik-tig
PLPolski
delikatnie
deh-lee-kat-nie
PTPortuguês
com delicadeza
kom deh-lee-kah-deh-zah
RORomână
cu delicatețe
koo deh-lee-kah-teh-tse
RUРусский
осторожно
ostorozhno
SVSvenska
försiktigt
for-sik-tigt
SWKiswahili
kwa utulivu
kwa oo-too-li-vu
TAதமிழ்
மென்மையாக
men-mai-ya-ag
TRTürkçe
hassasiyetle
has-sa-si-yet-le
UKУкраїнська
обережно
o-be-re-zhno
URاردو
نرمی سے
nur-mee se
VITiếng Việt
yếu nhẹ
yee-ow nhye