galangal

Betekenis (Engels)

Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.

Synoniemen

galingale

Cyperus longus

Alpinia galanga

ต้นข่า

alpinia

lesser galangal

shrub

rhizoma galangae

blue ginger

Vertalingen

galangue

galanga

galanga

galanga

quadrelli

Alpinia

Alpinia officinarum

Cyperus longus

Galangal

Galgant

galangal

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɡəˈlæŋɡəl/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: galyngale

In summary

From Middle English galyngale, from Old French galingal, from Arabic خَلَنْجَان (ḵalanjān), from Persian قولنجان (qulenjân, qulanjân), from Sanskrit कुलञ्जन (kulañjana), perhaps from Chinese 高良薑／高良姜 (gāoliángjiāng), from 高涼 /高凉 (Gāoliáng) (a prefecture or county in China) + 薑 /姜 (jiāng, “ginger”).