Definition
An alternate or archaic spelling of ginseng; a medicinal plant root used in traditional Asian medicine and modern herbal supplements.
Etymology
A variant spelling of 'ginseng,' which comes from Chinese 'rénshēn' (人参), literally meaning 'person plant' because the root resembles a human figure. The spelling 'genseng' appears in older English texts.
Kelly Says
The name 'ginseng' literally means 'person plant' in Chinese because the root looks like a tiny human—and people have used it for thousands of years believing it could make you stronger and healthier!
Translations
ARالعربية
جنْسِينْج
dʒinˈsɪnj
CACatalà
ginseng
dʒɪnˈsɛŋ
CSČeština
ginseng
dʒɪnˈsɛŋ
DEDeutsch
Ginseng
ˈɡɪnsɛŋ
ELΕλληνικά
τζίνσενγκ
dʒɪnˈsɛŋk
ESEspañol
ginseng
hin-senj
FRFrançais
ginseng
ʒɛ̃sɛ̃
HIहिन्दी
जिन्सेंग
dʒɪnsɛŋ
HUMagyar
ginseng
dʒɪnˈsɛŋ
IDBahasa Indonesia
ginseng
dʒinˈsɛŋ
ITItaliano
ginseng
dʒinˈsɛŋ
MSBahasa Melayu
ginseng
dʒɪnˈsɛŋ
MYမြန်မာ
ဂျင်းဆင်
dʒɪnˈsɛŋ
NLNederlands
ginseng
dʒɪnˈsɛŋ
PLPolski
ginseng
dʒɪnˈsɛŋ
PTPortuguês
ginseng
ʒinˈsẽʒ
RORomână
ginseng
dʒɪnˈsɛŋ
RUРусский
женьшень
ʒenˈʃeɲ
SVSvenska
ginseng
dʒɪnˈsɛŋ
SWKiswahili
ginseng
dʒɪnˈsɛŋ
TAதமிழ்
ஜின்செங்
dʒɪnˈsɛŋ
TEతెలుగు
జిన్సెంగ్
dʒɪnˈsɛŋ
TRTürkçe
ginseng
dʒinˈsɛŋ
UKУкраїнська
женьшень
ʒenˈʃeɲ
URاردو
جنْسِينْج
dʒɪnˈsɪŋ
VITiếng Việt
ginseng
dʒinˈsɛŋ