galyngale
Middle English
Alternative forms
- galingale, galyngalle, galengale, gallyngale, galengal, ganyngale
Etymology
From Old French galingal, from Arabic خَلَنْجَان (ḵalanjān), from Persian قولنجان (qulinjân, qulanjân), from Sanskrit कुलञ्जन (kulañjana), perhaps from Chinese 高良薑/高良姜 (gāoliángjiāng), from 高涼 (a prefecture or county in China) + 薑 (“ginger”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡalinˈɡaːl/, /ɡalənˈɡaːl/, /ˈɡaninˈɡaːl/, /ɡaˈlinɡal/
Noun
galyngale (uncountable)
- Galangal, galingale, or similar rhizomes or spices made from them.
Descendants
- English: galangal, galingale
References
- “galingāle (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-24.