galyngale
Middle English
Alternative forms
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/高凉 (Gāoliáng) (a prefecture or county in China) + 薑/姜 (jiāng, “ginger”).
Pronunciation
Noun
galyngale (uncountable)
Descendants
References
- “galingāle (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-24.
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