ginseng

== Translingual == === Noun === ginseng ginseng; used as a specific epithet ==== Derived terms ==== Panax ginseng (syn. Aralia ginseng) == English == === Alternative forms === genseng ginsing, jinseng (dated) gingseng, jin-seng (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Hokkien 人參 / 人参 (jîn-sim, “ginseng”). Doublet of ninzin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪnsɛŋ/, /ˈd͡ʒɪnsɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ɪnsɛŋ === Noun === ginseng (countable and uncountable, plural ginsengs) Any plant of two species of the genus Panax (Panax ginseng and Panax quinquefolius), having forked roots supposed to have medicinal and aphrodisiac properties. The root of such a plant, or an extract of these roots. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === ginseng on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Panax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Panax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === Gensing == Finnish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from English ginseng. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡinseŋ/, [ˈɡins̠e̞ŋ] Rhymes: -inseŋ Syllabification(key): gin‧seng Hyphenation(key): gin‧seng === Noun === ginseng ginseng (plant) Synonym: ginsengjuuri ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Etymology === From Hokkien 人參 / 人参. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒin.sɛŋ/; /ʒin.sɑ̃ɡ/; /ʒɛ̃.sɑ̃/ === Noun === ginseng m (usually uncountable, plural ginsengs) ginseng (plant) === Further reading === “ginseng”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Ultimately from Hokkien 人參 / 人参 (jîn-sim, “ginseng”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡin.seŋ/, [ˈɡin.sɛŋ] === Noun === ginséng (plural ginseng-ginseng) ginseng (Panax ginseng) Synonyms: koliseng, kolesom === Further reading === “ginseng”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Portuguese == === Noun === ginseng m (usually uncountable, plural ginsengs) ginseng (any of several plants of the genus Panax) ginseng (root or extract of the ginseng plant) === Further reading === “ginseng”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ginseng”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ginseng. === Noun === ginseng m (uncountable) ginseng ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -insen Syllabification: gin‧seng === Noun === ginseng m (plural ginsengs) ginseng === Further reading === “ginseng”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025