fingerroot

English

fingerroot

Etymology

finger +‎ root

Noun

fingerroot (uncountable)

1. Boesenbergia rotunda, a plant related to ginger, with finger-like roots used as a spice.

   Synonyms: Chinese keys, lesser galangal, Chinese ginger, kachai

Translations

Boesenbergia rotunda

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 凹唇薑／凹唇姜 (āochúnjiāng)

• Indonesian: temu kunci (id)
• Isan: กะซาย, กะแอน, ขิงซาย
• Khmer: ខ្ជាយ (km) (khciəy)
• Lao: ກະຊາຍ (ka sāi)
• Malay: temu kunci
• Northern Thai: ᨠᩋᩯ᩠ᨶ, ᩉᩖᩋᩯ᩠ᨶ
• Sinhalese: හරං කහ (haraṁ kaha)
• Thai: กระชาย (th) (grà-chaai)
• Vietnamese: ngải bún, nga truật