This word is the most comically pronounced noun I have ever heard from Indian lips.
Here are the variations: Ghorment- a Goan favourite made famous by Manohar Parrikar, no relation to ghor or house. Ga'anment - heard on You Tube from a Yoga guru and favoured by Southerners. No, not meant to be a bad word. Gerh'ment - those old-school English speakers in rural areas of Maharashtra. Goorment - in the northern regions above Madhya Pradesh, esp. native Kashmiris. Gove(rhyming with cove)ment - Urban Indian college educated Indians. Gover-nament - those with heavy tongues prone to adding unneeded vowels to easier pronounce words. Go'ment - Fast talkers and those believing that long words need to be shortened in conversation at least. Don't mistake for comment. The word 'Catholic' offers equal fascination in the Indian context. Roland Francis Toronto.
