خولنجان

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خولنجان

/xaw.lan.d͡ʒaːn/
/xuː.lan.d͡ʒaːn/

Where it comes from

From Persian قولنجان (qulanjân, qulenjân), from Sanskrit कुलञ्जन (kulañjana), possibly from Chinese 高良薑／高良姜 (gāoliángjiāng).

noun خَوْلَنْجَان · خُولَنْجَان · ḵawlanjān · ḵūlanjān

galangal (Alpinia gen. et spp. and especially Alpinia officinarum)

In English

galangal any of several plants of the ginger family

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"خولنجان." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%88%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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خولنجان. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%88%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86

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"خولنجان." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%88%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {خولنجان},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%88%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}