can khương

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 乾薑 (“dried ginger root”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːn˧˧ xɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˧˧ kʰɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [kaːŋ˧˧ xɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˧˧ kʰɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [kaːŋ˧˧ xɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun

can khương

1. (archaic, medicine) dried ginger (of the species Zingiber officinale)

Usage notes

This name is especially used in the context of (traditional) medicine (rarely in cooking).