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may chang

may chang noun: litsea cubeba syn. Litsea citrata.

Noun

may chang

  1. Litsea cubeba syn. Litsea citrata
    Synonyms:
    aromatic litsea, mountain pepper
  2. an essential oil derived from the fruit or leaf of this plant

may chang meaning in Malay, Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese

may chang in Malay

tree
medang ayer, medang melukut

may chang in Indonesian

tree
antarasa, krangean, nangkaan, adem ati, lado-lado, apoyakan

may chang in Thai

tree
ตะไคร้ต้น

may chang in Vietnamese

tree
màng tang

Synonyms of may chang

  • aromatic litsea
  • mountain pepper

Origin of may chang

Unclear. Attested in English from the 1920s, after a French source. A range of candidates has been proposed, including Chinese 木薑子 /木姜子 (mùjiāngzǐ) and 山胡椒 (shānhújiāo), with possible influence from May, from the month of flowering. However, given the provenance, Vietnamese may be a more likely source.

Questions about may chang

What does may chang mean?
May chang means litsea cubeba syn. Litsea citrata.
What is may chang in Malay?
May chang in Malay is medang ayer, medang melukut. See May chang meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is may chang?
May chang is a noun.

Words near may chang in the dictionary

  1. May beetles
  2. May blossom
  3. May blossoms
  4. May bug
  5. May bugs
  6. may chang
  7. May Day
  8. May Day sweep
  9. May Day sweeps
  10. May Days
  11. May Duke

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