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valerian¹
- /vəˈlɪə.ɹi.ən/ UK
- /vəˈlɛə.ɹi.ən/ UK
- /vəˈlɪ(ə)ɹ.i.ən/ US
Sounds like Valyrian · Rhymes with -ɪəɹiən, -ɛəɹiən
Where it comes from
From Old French valeriane or Medieval Latin valeriāna, a reinterpretation of what is found as German Baldrian after valēre (“to be powerful”) or also the gentilic name Valerius, which is seemingly borrowed in the Dark Age period from the late 6ᵗʰ to early 8ᵗʰ century from Turkic or Proto-Mongolic, when the Pannonian Avars were direct neighbours to the Germans, notably also present in Hungarian bojtorján (“burdock”), ultimately from Proto-Mongolic, reflected as
Middle Mongol ᠪᠠᠯᠴᠢᠷᠭᠠᠨᠠ (balčirɣan-a, “false hellebore; angelica”), composed as ᠪᠠᠯᠴᠢᠷ (balčir, “infant; young, tender, fresh, rank”) + plant name suffix ᠭᠠᠨᠠ (-ɣana),
Mongolian балчиргана (balčirgana, “false hellebore; angelica”), composed as балчир (balčir, “infant; young, tender, fresh, rank”) + plant name suffix -гана (-gana).
See Ottoman Turkish بالدران (baldıran, “hemlock”) for Turkic cognates.
noun valerians
- A hardy perennial flowering plant, Valeriana officinalis, with heads of sweetly scented pink or white flowers. In the event of anyone wishing to invoke the very Prince of Spirits, the following ingredients were prescribed to be burnt - Juice of Hypericon, Saffron, Artemisia, and the root of Valerian.
- More generally, any plant of the genus Valeriana.
- The root of Valeriana officinalis, used in herbal medicine.
- An extract of the dried roots of the Valeriana officinalis used in herbal medicine as a sedative.
Valerian²
Rhymes with -ɪəɹiən, -ɛəɹiən
Where it comes from
From Latin Valeriānus, from Valerius.
proper noun Valerianus
- a Roman cognomen, notably borne by Publius Licinius Valerianus, a Roman emperor
- A male given name from Latin, of rare usage. 10243—Valerian Joseph Eikmeier, D.
Valerian³
Rhymes with -ɪəɹiən, -ɛəɹiən
Where it comes from
From Russian Валериа́н (Valerián).
proper noun Valerianus
- A transliteration of the Russian male given name Валериа́н (Valerián).
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noun Valeriana officinalis
| Español | valeriana |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 넓은잎쥐오줌풀 neolbeunipjwiojumpul, 서양쥐오줌풀 seoyangjwiojumpul |
| 日本語 | セイヨウカノコソウ seiyō kanokosō, 西洋鹿の子草 seiyō kanokosō, 西洋鹿子草 seiyō kanokosō, ヴァレリアン varerian |
| 中文 | 纈草 /缬草 xiécǎo |
| Português | valeriana |
| Français | valériane |
| Deutsch | Baldrian, Katzenbaldrian |
| Italiano | valeriana |
| Ελληνικά | βαλεριάνα valeriána |
| Română | valeriană, odolean |
| Русский | одоле́нь odolénʹ, одоле́й odoléj, одоле́я odoléja, валериа́на valeriána, валерья́на valerʹjána |
| العربية | نَارْدِين nārdīn, نَارَدِين nāradīn, حَشِيشَةُ الْقَطَّة ḥašīšatu l-qaṭṭa, سُنْبُل رُومِيّ sunbul rūmiyy |
| עברית | וָלֶרְיָאן wāleryān |
noun plant of the genus Valeriana
| 한국어 | 쥐오줌풀 jwiojumpul |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Baldrian |
| Русский | валериа́на valeriána, валерья́на valerʹjána |
noun valerian root
| 한국어 | 길초근 gilchogeun, 발레리안 ballerian |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Baldrianwurzel |
noun extract
| Deutsch | Baldrianextrakt |
|---|---|
| Русский | валерья́на valerʹjána, валерья́нка valerʹjánka |
name a Roman cognomen
| Français | Valérien |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Valerian |
| Italiano | Valeriano |
| Ελληνικά | Βαλεριάνος Valeriános |
| Русский | Валериа́н Valerián |
name given name
| Русский | Валериа́н Valerián |
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Talk about this word "valerian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/valerian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. valerian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/valerian "valerian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/valerian.Cite this
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title = {valerian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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