gentian

== English == === Etymology === Via Middle English from Latin gentiāna, which, according to Pliny the Elder, was named after Gentius (Ancient Greek Γένθιος (Génthios)), the last king of Illyria, who supposedly discovered the plant's medicinal benefits. This has been dismissed as folk etymology but the word may still ultimately be of Illyrian origin, as -an is a common suffix in Illyrian words. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛnt͡ʃən/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛnt͡ʃn̩/ Rhymes: -ɛnʃən === Noun === gentian (countable and uncountable, plural gentians) (countable) Any of various herbs of the family Gentianaceae found in temperate and mountainous regions with violet or blue flowers. (uncountable) Dried roots and rhizome of European gentian (Gentiana lutea), used as a tonic. ==== Synonyms ==== fieldwort ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === gentian on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Gentianaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Gentianaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === anteing, antigen == Malay == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ɡənˈtjan/ [ɡən̪ˈt̪jan] Rhymes: -an Hyphenation: gen‧ti‧an === Noun === gentian (Jawi spelling ݢنتيان, plural gentian-gentian or gentian2) fibre Synonyms: serat, serabut, pelawat ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: gentian (inherited) === Further reading === "gentian" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017