Galgant

German

Etymology

From Arabic قَالَنْجَان‎ (qālanjān) (cognate with Persian قولنجان‎ (kūlinjān), Sanskrit कुलञ्जन (kulañjana)), perhaps from Sinitic 高良薑 (read gāoliángjiāng in modern Mandarin), from 高良 (gāoliáng) (a district in China) + 薑 (jiāng, “ginger”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡalˈɡant/

Noun

Galgant m (genitive Galgants, plural Galgante)

  1. galangal
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