γάλαγγα
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- γᾰλᾰγγά (galangá)
Etymology
A loanword 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
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈɡa.laŋ.ɡa/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈɣa.laŋ.ɡa/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈɣa.laŋ.ɡa/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈɣa.laŋ.ɡa/
Noun
γᾰ́λᾰγγα • (gálanga) ? (indeclinable)
- galangal (Alpinia galanga)
Further reading
- “γάλαγγα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- γάλαγγα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN