# ginseng
## Translingual
### Noun

ginseng
* ginseng; used as a specific epithet

#### Derived terms

* Panax ginseng (syn. Aralia ginseng)

## English
### Alternative forms

* genseng, gingseng, ginsing, jinseng, jin-seng (obsolete)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 人參 / 人参 (jîn-sim, “ginseng”). Doublet of ninzin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪnsɛŋ/, /ˈd͡ʒɪnsɪŋ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪnsɛŋ

### Noun

ginseng (countable and uncountable, plural ginsengs)
* Any plant of two species of the genus Panax (Panax ginseng and Panax quinquefolius), having forked roots supposed to have medicinal and aphrodisiac properties.
* The root of such a plant, or an extract of these roots.
** 1855, Sir Richard Burton, Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah, Dover, published 1964, pages 56–7:When the Afghan princes find it necessary to employ Chob-Chini, (the Jin-seng, or China root so celebrated as a purifier, tonic, and aphrodisiac) they choose the spring season.
** 2013 March, David S. Senchina, “Athletics and Herbal Supplements”, in American Scientist‎, volume 101, number 2, archived from the original on 16 May 2013, page 134:Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.

#### Derived terms

* Alaskan ginseng
* American ginseng
* Asian ginseng
* Asiatic ginseng
* Brazilian ginseng
* Chinese ginseng
* dwarf ginseng
* eastern ginseng
* female ginseng
* five-leaf ginseng
* ginsenoside
* Himalayan ginseng
* Indian ginseng
* Korean ginseng
* notoginseng
* Oriental ginseng
* Peruvian ginseng
* poor man's ginseng
* prince ginseng
* red ginseng
* Siberian ginseng
* southern ginseng
* tienchi ginseng
* Vietnamese ginseng
* western ginseng

#### Translations

    The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

### Further reading

* ginseng on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Panax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Panax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

### Anagrams

* Gensing

## Finnish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from English ginseng.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡinseŋ/, [ˈɡins̠e̞ŋ]
* Rhymes: -inseŋ
* Hyphenation: gin‧seng

### Noun

ginseng
* ginseng (plant)
    Synonym: ginsengjuuri

#### Declension

Possessive forms of ginseng (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ginsengini
ginsengini
accusative
nom.
ginsengini
ginsengini
gen.
ginsengini
genitive
ginsengini
ginsengieni
partitive
ginsengiäni
ginsengejäni
inessive
ginsengissäni
ginsengeissäni
elative
ginsengistäni
ginsengeistäni
illative
ginsengiini
ginsengeihini
adessive
ginsengilläni
ginsengeilläni
ablative
ginsengiltäni
ginsengeiltäni
allative
ginsengilleni
ginsengeilleni
essive
ginsenginäni
ginsengeinäni
translative
ginsengikseni
ginsengeikseni
abessive
ginsengittäni
ginsengeittäni
instructive
comitative
—ginsengeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ginsengisi
ginsengisi
accusative
nom.
ginsengisi
ginsengisi
gen.
ginsengisi
genitive
ginsengisi
ginsengiesi
partitive
ginsengiäsi
ginsengejäsi
inessive
ginsengissäsi
ginsengeissäsi
elative
ginsengistäsi
ginsengeistäsi
illative
ginsengiisi
ginsengeihisi
adessive
ginsengilläsi
ginsengeilläsi
ablative
ginsengiltäsi
ginsengeiltäsi
allative
ginsengillesi
ginsengeillesi
essive
ginsenginäsi
ginsengeinäsi
translative
ginsengiksesi
ginsengeiksesi
abessive
ginsengittäsi
ginsengeittäsi
instructive
comitative
—ginsengeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ginsengimme
ginsengimme
accusative
nom.
ginsengimme
ginsengimme
gen.
ginsengimme
genitive
ginsengimme
ginsengiemme
partitive
ginsengiämme
ginsengejämme
inessive
ginsengissämme
ginsengeissämme
elative
ginsengistämme
ginsengeistämme
illative
ginsengiimme
ginsengeihimme
adessive
ginsengillämme
ginsengeillämme
ablative
ginsengiltämme
ginsengeiltämme
allative
ginsengillemme
ginsengeillemme
essive
ginsenginämme
ginsengeinämme
translative
ginsengiksemme
ginsengeiksemme
abessive
ginsengittämme
ginsengeittämme
instructive
comitative
—ginsengeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ginsenginne
ginsenginne
accusative
nom.
ginsenginne
ginsenginne
gen.
ginsenginne
genitive
ginsenginne
ginsengienne
partitive
ginsengiänne
ginsengejänne
inessive
ginsengissänne
ginsengeissänne
elative
ginsengistänne
ginsengeistänne
illative
ginsengiinne
ginsengeihinne
adessive
ginsengillänne
ginsengeillänne
ablative
ginsengiltänne
ginsengeiltänne
allative
ginsengillenne
ginsengeillenne
essive
ginsenginänne
ginsengeinänne
translative
ginsengiksenne
ginsengeiksenne
abessive
ginsengittänne
ginsengeittänne
instructive
comitative
—ginsengeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ginsenginsä
ginsenginsä
accusative
nom.
ginsenginsä
ginsenginsä
gen.
ginsenginsä
genitive
ginsenginsä
ginsengiensä
partitive
ginsengiään ginsengiänsä
ginsengejään ginsengejänsä
inessive
ginsengissään ginsengissänsä
ginsengeissään ginsengeissänsä
elative
ginsengistään ginsengistänsä
ginsengeistään ginsengeistänsä
illative
ginsengiinsä
ginsengeihinsä
adessive
ginsengillään ginsengillänsä
ginsengeillään ginsengeillänsä
ablative
ginsengiltään ginsengiltänsä
ginsengeiltään ginsengeiltänsä
allative
ginsengilleen ginsengillensä
ginsengeilleen ginsengeillensä
essive
ginsenginään ginsenginänsä
ginsengeinään ginsengeinänsä
translative
ginsengikseen ginsengiksensä
ginsengeikseen ginsengeiksensä
abessive
ginsengittään ginsengittänsä
ginsengeittään ginsengeittänsä
instructive
comitative
—ginsengeineen ginsengeinensä :

#### Derived terms

* amerikanginseng
* amerikanginsengjuuri
* ginsengjuuri

## French
### Etymology

From Hokkien 人參 / 人参.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʒin.sɛŋ/; /ʒin.sɑ̃ɡ/; /ʒɛ̃.sɑ̃/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

ginseng m (usually uncountable, plural ginsengs)
* ginseng (plant)

### Further reading

* “ginseng”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Ultimately from Hokkien 人參 / 人参 (jîn-sim, “ginseng”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡin.seŋ/, [ˈɡin.sɛŋ]

### Noun

ginséng (plural ginseng-ginseng)
* ginseng (Panax ginseng)
    Synonyms: koliseng, kolesom

### Further reading

* “ginseng” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Portuguese
### Noun

ginseng m (usually uncountable, plural ginsengs)
* ginseng (any of several plants of the genus Panax)
* ginseng (root or extract of the ginseng plant)

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French ginseng.

### Noun

ginseng m (uncountable)
* ginseng

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʝinsen/ [ˈɟ͡ʝĩn.sẽn]
* IPA: (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝinsen/ [ˈɟ͡ʝĩn.sẽn]
* IPA: (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃinsen/ [ˈʃĩn.sẽn]
* IPA: (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒinsen/ [ˈʒĩn.sẽn]
* Rhymes: -insen
* Syllabification: gin‧seng

### Noun

ginseng m (plural ginsengs)
* ginseng

### Further reading

* “ginseng”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10