galangal meaning in Sanskrit
वनार्द्रका vanārdrakā
/ɡəˈlæŋɡəl/
galangal in Sanskrit: वनार्द्रका (vanārdrakā), कुलञ्ज (kulañja), गन्धमूल (gandhamūla), तीक्ष्णमूल (tīkṣṇamūla). In English, galangal means any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.
Sanskrit words for galangal
- any of several plants of the ginger family
- वनार्द्रका vanārdrakā, कुलञ्ज kulañja, गन्धमूल gandhamūla, तीक्ष्णमूल tīkṣṇamūla
English meaning of galangal
- noun Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.
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Questions about galangal in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of galangal in Sanskrit?
- Galangal in Sanskrit is वनार्द्रका (vanārdrakā), कुलञ्ज (kulañja), गन्धमूल (gandhamūla), तीक्ष्णमूल (tīkṣṇamūla).
- galangal इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Galangal: वनार्द्रका (vanārdrakā), कुलञ्ज (kulañja), गन्धमूल (gandhamūla), तीक्ष्णमूल (tīkṣṇamūla).
- What does galangal mean in English?
- Galangal means any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.
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