See also: Ginseng

Translingual edit

Noun edit

ginseng

  1. ginseng; used as a specific epithet

Derived terms edit

English edit

(American) ginseng
ginseng roots

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Hokkien 人參人参 (jîn-som).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

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 and aphrodisiac 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, published 1964, pages 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, David S. Senchina, “Athletics and Herbal Supplements”, in American Scientist[1], volume 101, number 2, archived from the original on 16 May 2013, 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 edit

Translations edit

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Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Finnish edit

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Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from English ginseng.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

ginseng

  1. ginseng (plant)
    Synonym: ginsengjuuri

Declension edit

Inflection of ginseng (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominativeginsengginsengit
genitiveginsenginginsengien
partitiveginsengiäginsengejä
illativeginsengiinginsengeihin
singularplural
nominativeginsengginsengit
accusativenom.ginsengginsengit
gen.ginsengin
genitiveginsenginginsengien
partitiveginsengiäginsengejä
inessiveginsengissäginsengeissä
elativeginsengistäginsengeistä
illativeginsengiinginsengeihin
adessiveginsengilläginsengeillä
ablativeginsengiltäginsengeiltä
allativeginsengilleginsengeille
essiveginsenginäginsengeinä
translativeginsengiksiginsengeiksi
abessiveginsengittäginsengeittä
instructiveginsengein
comitativeSee the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of ginseng (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singularplural
nominativeginsenginiginsengini
accusativenom.ginsenginiginsengini
gen.ginsengini
genitiveginsenginiginsengieni
partitiveginsengiäniginsengejäni
inessiveginsengissäniginsengeissäni
elativeginsengistäniginsengeistäni
illativeginsengiiniginsengeihini
adessiveginsengilläniginsengeilläni
ablativeginsengiltäniginsengeiltäni
allativeginsengilleniginsengeilleni
essiveginsenginäniginsengeinäni
translativeginsengikseniginsengeikseni
abessiveginsengittäniginsengeittäni
instructive
comitativeginsengeineni
second-person singular possessor
singularplural
nominativeginsengisiginsengisi
accusativenom.ginsengisiginsengisi
gen.ginsengisi
genitiveginsengisiginsengiesi
partitiveginsengiäsiginsengejäsi
inessiveginsengissäsiginsengeissäsi
elativeginsengistäsiginsengeistäsi
illativeginsengiisiginsengeihisi
adessiveginsengilläsiginsengeilläsi
ablativeginsengiltäsiginsengeiltäsi
allativeginsengillesiginsengeillesi
essiveginsenginäsiginsengeinäsi
translativeginsengiksesiginsengeiksesi
abessiveginsengittäsiginsengeittäsi
instructive
comitativeginsengeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singularplural
nominativeginsengimmeginsengimme
accusativenom.ginsengimmeginsengimme
gen.ginsengimme
genitiveginsengimmeginsengiemme
partitiveginsengiämmeginsengejämme
inessiveginsengissämmeginsengeissämme
elativeginsengistämmeginsengeistämme
illativeginsengiimmeginsengeihimme
adessiveginsengillämmeginsengeillämme
ablativeginsengiltämmeginsengeiltämme
allativeginsengillemmeginsengeillemme
essiveginsenginämmeginsengeinämme
translativeginsengiksemmeginsengeiksemme
abessiveginsengittämmeginsengeittämme
instructive
comitativeginsengeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singularplural
nominativeginsenginneginsenginne
accusativenom.ginsenginneginsenginne
gen.ginsenginne
genitiveginsenginneginsengienne
partitiveginsengiänneginsengejänne
inessiveginsengissänneginsengeissänne
elativeginsengistänneginsengeistänne
illativeginsengiinneginsengeihinne
adessiveginsengillänneginsengeillänne
ablativeginsengiltänneginsengeiltänne
allativeginsengillenneginsengeillenne
essiveginsenginänneginsengeinänne
translativeginsengiksenneginsengeiksenne
abessiveginsengittänneginsengeittänne
instructive
comitativeginsengeinenne
third-person possessor
singularplural
nominativeginsenginsäginsenginsä
accusativenom.ginsenginsäginsenginsä
gen.ginsenginsä
genitiveginsenginsäginsengiensä
partitiveginsengiään
ginsengiänsä
ginsengejään
ginsengejänsä
inessiveginsengissään
ginsengissänsä
ginsengeissään
ginsengeissänsä
elativeginsengistään
ginsengistänsä
ginsengeistään
ginsengeistänsä
illativeginsengiinsäginsengeihinsä
adessiveginsengillään
ginsengillänsä
ginsengeillään
ginsengeillänsä
ablativeginsengiltään
ginsengiltänsä
ginsengeiltään
ginsengeiltänsä
allativeginsengilleen
ginsengillensä
ginsengeilleen
ginsengeillensä
essiveginsenginään
ginsenginänsä
ginsengeinään
ginsengeinänsä
translativeginsengikseen
ginsengiksensä
ginsengeikseen
ginsengeiksensä
abessiveginsengittään
ginsengittänsä
ginsengeittään
ginsengeittänsä
instructive
comitativeginsengeineen
ginsengeinensä

Derived terms edit

compounds

French edit

Etymology edit

From Hokkien 人參人参.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

ginseng m (usually uncountable, plural ginsengs)

  1. ginseng (plant)

Further reading edit

Portuguese edit

Noun edit

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 edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French ginseng.

Noun edit

ginseng m (uncountable)

  1. ginseng

Declension edit