galyngale

Middle English

Alternative forms

• galingale, galyngalle, galengale, gallyngale, galengal, ganyngale

Etymology

From Old French galingal, 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): /ɡalinˈɡaːl/, /ɡalənˈɡaːl/, /ˈɡaninˈɡaːl/, /ɡaˈlinɡal/

Noun

galyngale (uncountable)

1. 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.