From English ginseng, from Mandarin 人参 (rénshēn, literally “man root”).
ginzeng (plural ginzengek)
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | ginzeng | ginzengek |
| accusative | ginzenget | ginzengeket |
| dative | ginzengnek | ginzengeknek |
| instrumental | ginzenggel | ginzengekkel |
| causal-final | ginzengért | ginzengekért |
| translative | ginzenggé | ginzengekké |
| terminative | ginzengig | ginzengekig |
| essive-formal | ginzengként | ginzengekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | ginzengben | ginzengekben |
| superessive | ginzengen | ginzengeken |
| adessive | ginzengnél | ginzengeknél |
| illative | ginzengbe | ginzengekbe |
| sublative | ginzengre | ginzengekre |
| allative | ginzenghez | ginzengekhez |
| elative | ginzengből | ginzengekből |
| delative | ginzengről | ginzengekről |
| ablative | ginzengtől | ginzengektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
ginzengé | ginzengeké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
ginzengéi | ginzengekéi |
| Possessive forms of ginzeng | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | ginzengem | ginzengjeim |
| 2nd person sing. | ginzenged | ginzengjeid |
| 3rd person sing. | ginzengje | ginzengjei |
| 1st person plural | ginzengünk | ginzengjeink |
| 2nd person plural | ginzengetek | ginzengjeitek |
| 3rd person plural | ginzengjük | ginzengjeik |