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Ancient Greek
Etymology
A loanword 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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣa.laŋ.ɡa/ → /ˈɣa.laŋ.ɡa/
Noun
γᾰ́λᾰγγα • (gálanga) ? (indeclinable)
- galangal (Alpinia galanga)
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