ginseng

See also: Ginseng

Translingual

Noun

ginseng

  1. ginseng; used as a specific epithet

Derived terms

English
(American) ginseng
ginseng roots

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 人參 (jîn-som).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪnsɛŋ/, /ˈd͡ʒɪnsɪŋ/
  • Audio (RP)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪnsɛŋ

Noun

ginseng (countable and uncountable, plural ginsengs)

  1. Any plant of two species of the genus Panax (Panax ginseng and Panax quinquefolius), having forked roots supposed to have medicinal properties.
  2. The root of such a plant, or an extract of these roots.
    • 1855, Sir Richard Burton, Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah, Dover 1964, page 56-7:
      When the Afghan princes find it necessary to employ Chob-Chini, (the Jin-seng, or China root so celebrated as a purifier, tonic, and aphrodisiac) they choose the spring season.
    • 2013 March 1, David S. Senchina, “Athletics and Herbal Supplements”, in American Scientist‎, volume 101, number 2, page 134:
      Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.

Derived terms

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Further reading

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from English ginseng.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡinseŋː/, [ˈɡins̠e̞ŋː]
  • Rhymes: -inseŋː
  • Syllabification(key): gin‧seng

Noun

ginseng

  1. ginseng (plant)
    Synonym: ginsengjuuri

Declension
Inflection of ginseng (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative ginseng ginsengit
genitive ginsengin ginsengien
partitive ginsengiä ginsengejä
illative ginsengiin ginsengeihin
singular plural
nominative ginseng ginsengit
accusative nom. ginseng ginsengit
gen. ginsengin
genitive ginsengin ginsengien
partitive ginsengiä ginsengejä
inessive ginsengissä ginsengeissä
elative ginsengistä ginsengeistä
illative ginsengiin ginsengeihin
adessive ginsengillä ginsengeillä
ablative ginsengiltä ginsengeiltä
allative ginsengille ginsengeille
essive ginsenginä ginsengeinä
translative ginsengiksi ginsengeiksi
instructive — ginsengein
abessive ginsengittä ginsengeittä
comitative — ginsengeineen
Possessive forms of ginseng (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person ginsengini ginsengimme
2nd person ginsengisi ginsenginne
3rd person ginsenginsä

Derived terms

French

Etymology

From Hokkien 人參.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʒin.sɛŋ/, /ʒin.sɑ̃ɡ/, /ʒɛ̃.sɑ̃/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

ginseng m (usually uncountable, plural ginsengs)

  1. ginseng (plant)

Further reading

Portuguese

Noun

ginseng m (usually uncountable, plural ginsengs)

  1. ginseng (any of several plants of the genus Panax)
  2. ginseng (root or extract of the ginseng plant)

Romanian

Etymology

From French ginseng.

Noun

ginseng m (uncountable)

  1. ginseng

Declension
declension of ginseng (singular only)
singular
m gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) ginseng ginsengul
genitive/dative (unui) ginseng ginsengului
vocative ginsengule
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