konjac

English

konjac plant

Alternative forms

konjak, konjaku, konnyaku

Etymology

From an Asian language; compare Japanese 蒟蒻, 菎蒻 (konnyaku), Korean 곤약 (gonyak). The Japanese term probably derives from Old Japanese, in turn from Middle Chinese 蒟蒻 (MC kjuX|kjuH nyak). The plant is not native to the Japanese archipelago, and was imported from China. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkəʊn.jæk/
Homophone: cognac

Noun

konjac (usually uncountable, plural konjacs)

A foul-smelling plant grown in Asia, Amorphophallus konjac.
Synonyms: devil's tongue, elephant yam, snake palm, voodoo lily
Any of various food products made from the plant, including a flour and a gelatin, used to make noodles and candies, and as a food supplement for weight reduction.

Translations

Amorphophallus konjac

Bulgarian: конджак m (kondžak), коняк m (konjak)
Burmese: ဖျံ (my) (hpyam)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 魔芋 (zh) (móyù), 蒟蒻 (zh) (jǔruò), 蒻頭／蒻头 (ruòtóu)
Finnish: mukulapökkövehka
German: Teufelszunge f, Konjakpflanze f
Japanese: 蒟蒻 (ja) (konnyaku)
Korean: 곤약 (ko) (gonyak)
Portuguese: konjac m
Russian: конджак m (kondžak), конняку (ru) m (konnjaku)
Swedish: konjakknölkalla c
Thai: บุก (th) (bùk)
Vietnamese: khoai nưa, nưa (vi), nưa trồng

food product

Bulgarian: конджак m (kondžak), коняк m (konjak)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: konjak (fi)
German: Teufelszunge f, Konjakwurzel f
Polish: konjak (pl) m
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: конджак m (kondžak), конняку (ru) m (konnjaku)
Swedish: konjak (sv) c