γάλαγγα
εἰ γάρ κεν καὶ σμικρὸν ἐπὶ σμικρῷ καταθεῖο καὶ θαμὰ τοῦτ᾽ ἔρδοις, τάχα κεν μέγα καὶ τὸ γένοιτο → for if you add only a little to a little and do this often, soon that little will become great (Hesiod W&D, 361-362)
English (LSJ)
galangal, galanga, galingale, Alpinia officinarum, Alpinia galanga, Aët.1.131.
Spanish (DGE)
bot. galanga raíz de la planta aromática utilizada en la fabricación de perfume de nardo Alpinia officinarum Hance y de A. galanga Willd., Aët.1.131, Hippiatr.App.7.
• Etimología: Prést. del ár. khalandjan que procede a su vez del chino.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: ?
Meaning: galingal, Alpina officinarum (Aet.)
Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Sem.
Etymology: From Arab. khalandjan, itself of Chinese origin. André, Lexique s.v. galenga.
Translations
Arabic: خَوْلَنْجَان; Burmese: ပတဲကော; Chinese Mandarin: 高良薑, 高良姜; Czech: galgán, galgant; Finnish: galanga; French: galangue; German: Galgant; Ancient Greek: γάλαγγα, γαλαγγά; Gujarati: કોલિંજન; Hindi: कुलंजन; Indonesian: laos, lengkuas; Italian: galanga; Khmer: មើមខ្ញី; Lao: ຂ່າ; Malay: lengkuas; Norman: han; Ottoman Turkish: قولغان, خولنجان; Persian: خسرو دارو, خسرودارو, خولنجان, خاولنجان, قولنجان; Polish: gałgan, galgant; Portuguese: galanga; Russian: галанговый корень, калган, галган, галгант, галанга; Sanskrit: वनार्द्रका, कुलञ्ज, गन्धमूल, तीक्ष्णमूल; Serbo-Croatian: galgant, galgan, galanga; Slovak: galgan, galgant; Slovene: galgant, galgan, galanga; Spanish: galangal; Swedish: galanga; Tagalog: langkawas; Thai: ข่า; Turkish: havlican; Ukrainian: калган; Vietnamese: riềng, củ riềng
