Zingiber - The names

 

Zingiber cassumunar Roxb. 

Amomum cassumunar (Roxb.) Donn, Amomum xanthorrhiza Roxb. ex Steud., Cassumunar roxburghii Colla, Zingiber anthorrhiza Horan., Zingiber cliffordiae Andrews, Zingiber luridum Salisb., Zingiber paucipunctatum D.Fang, Zingiber pubisquama Ridl., Zingiber xantorrhizon Steud.  

AZERBAIJANI : Kassumunar zəncəfil.

BENGALI : Bon ada.

ENGLISH : Cassumunar ginger.

HINDI : जंगली अदरक Jangli Adrak, Bun-Ada.

KANNADA : ಅಗುಳುಶುಂಠಿ Agulushunthi, ತೆನ್ನೆಲೆಹುಳಿಗ Tennelehuliga, ಹಿಡಿಹಿಡಿಕೆ Hidihidike.

KHMER :  ពន្លៃ ponlei.

MADURESE : Panḍhiyâng.

MALAY : Banglé (Bali), Bangle (Indonesia), Bonglai bukit, Benglé (Java), Mburlei.

MANIPURI : ꯅꯥꯒꯥ ꯁꯤꯡ Naga-sing.

MARATHI : malabari halad, nisa, nisan, nisana, penlekosht .

NEPALESE : जङ्गली अदुवा Jaṅgalī aduvā, Van aduvā.

POLISH : Imbir żółty.

SANSKRIT : Ardrakam, Vanardraka.

SUNDANESE : Panglai.

TAMIL : Vanarttirakam.

TELUGU : Car-puspoo.

THAI : ไพล plai, ปูลอย Pu loi , ว่านไฟ wan-fai (Central Thailand), ปูเลย bpulai (Northern Thailand), มิ้นสะล่าง Min sa lang (Shan).

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Zingiber cochleariforme D.Fang 

CHINESE : 匙苞姜 Shi bāo jiāng.

Zingiber chrysanthum Roscoe

Zingiber flavescens Link ex A.Dietr.

ENGLISH : Golden ginger, Golden Flowered Ginger, Yellow ginger.

JAPANESE : 生姜がキク Shōga ga kiku.

Zingiber dimapurense N.Odyuo, D.K.Roy & A.A.Mao

HINDI : ज़िंगिबर डिमापुरेंस zingibar dimaapurens.

 

Zingiber mioga (Thunb.) Roscoe

CHINESE :   襄荷  Xiang he.

ENGLISH : Japanese ginger, Mioga ginger.

FRENCH : Gingembre mioga, Gingembre du Japon.

GERMAN : Japaningwer.

JAPANESE : ミョウガ Myōga, 茗荷 Myōga (mioga, myouga, myoga).

RUSSIAN :  Имбирь миога  Imbir' mioga, Миога Mioga.

SPANISH : Jengibre japonés.

Zingiber montanum (J.König) Link ex A.Dietr.

Amomum montanum J.Koenig, Jaegera montana (J.Koenig) Giseke, Zingiber montanum (J.König) A.Dietr., Zingiber montanum (J.König ex Retz.) Theilade, Zingiber peninsulare Theilade

ENGLISH : Bengal ginger, Thai ginger

FRENCH : Gingembre chocolat, Gingembre de montagne, Gingembre marron, Gingembre de Siam.

GERMAN : Blockzitwer, Gelber Zitwer, Zitwer, Block-Zitwer.

MALAY : Bonglai (Indonesia).

MANIPUR : Tekhaoyaikhu.

SPANISH : Jengibre amargo (Cuba), Jengibre cimarron (Domin. Rep.), Jengibre colorado (Puerto Rico).

VIETNAMESE : Gùng tia.

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Zingiber officinale Roscoe

Amomum zingiber L., Curcumia longifolia Wall., Zingiber cholmondeleyi (F.M.Bailey) K.Schum., Zingiber majus Rumph., Zingiber missionis Wall., Zingiber zingiber (L.) H. Karst.

AFRIKAANS : Gemmer, Gemmerwortel.

ARABIC : زنجبيل zanjabil, جنزبيل janzabil, Kenjabil (Morocco), سكنجبير Skînzhbîr (Morocco),  زنگبيل   Zangabîl (Egypt), زَنْجَبِيل   Zanjabil.

ARMENIAN : Կոճապղպեղ  Kočapġpeġ (Gojabghbegh, Kochapghpegh).

ASSAMESE : আদা Ādā.

AZERBAIJANI : Aptek zəncəfili.

BELARUSIAN : Імбір Imbir.

BENGALI : আদা Ādā (plant), Adrak (fresh root), Sont (dry root).

BOSNIAN :  Crni ingver, Đumbir, Gingibar, Ingver, Isiot, Isnot, Mrki ingver, Pravi ingver, Vruća trava, Zinđefil.

BULGARIAN : Обикновен джинджифил Obiknoven dzhindzhifil, Джинджифилът Dzhindzhifilŭt, Джинджифил Dzhindzhifil (Džindžifil), Исиот Isiot.

BURMESE : ဂျင်း gyinn, ချင်း hkyinn, ချင်းပင် hkyinn pain (chɪ́h.pehɪ̀h), Gyin sein, Khyen-seing.

CATALAN : Gingebre, Gengibre.

CHINESE : 薑 Jiang, 姜 Jiang (Cantonese geung), 生薑 Shēng jiāng, 襄荷 Xiāng hé, 薑仔 Jiāng zǐ, 紫薑 Zǐ jiāng, 薑嫲 Jiāng ma, 子薑 Zǐ jiāng, 干姜 Gān jiāng (dried), 甘露子 Gān lù zi, 姜皮 jiāng pí (peel), 生姜皮 shēngjiāng pí (peel), 老姜 Lǎo jiāng (matured), 青姜 Qīng jiāng (green).

CROATIAN :  Cencer, Crni ingver, Đinđibar, Đumber, Đumbir, Gingibar, Inđiber, Ingver, Isiot, Isjet, Mrki ingver, Pravi ingver, Vruća trava, Zenzer..

CZECH : Zázvor, Zázvor kořen, Zázvor lékařský, Zázvor pravý.

DANISH : Ingefær, Ægte ingefær.

DUTCH : djahe, Gember

ENGLISH : Canton ginger, Common ginger, Culinary ginger, Garden ginger, Ginger, Green ginger (fresh root), Stem ginger, True ginger.

ESTONIAN : Harilik ingver, Ingverijuur.

FINNISH : Inkivääri, Mausteinkivääri .

FRENCH : Gingembre, Gingembre commun, Gingembre officinal, Gingembre traditionnel.

GEORGIAN : ჯანჯაფილი janjapili, კოჭა k’och’a.

GERMAN : Ingwer, Ingber, Imber, Immerwurzel, Ingwerwurzel.

GREEK : Ζιγγίβερις η φαρμακευτική Zingíveris i farmakeftikí, Πιπερόριζα Piperóriza, Τζίντζερ Tzíntzer.

GUJARATI : આદુનો છોડ Ādunō chōḍa, આદુ Ādu, આદું Āduṁ, સૂંઠ sūṇṭha.

HAUSA : Afu, Citta, Chittar.

HEBREW : זַנְגְּבִיל zanְgְibִyl, זַנְגְּבִיל רְפוּאִי zanְgiְbִyl rְpviaִy, זַנְגְּבִיל zanְgiְbִyl, זַנְגָּוִיל zanְgiavִyl, גִּ'ינְגֶ'ר giִ'ynְgֶ'r.

HINDI : अदरक Adarak (fresh), सौंठ saunth (dried), सोंठ sonth (dried).

HUNGARIAN : Közönséges gyömbér, Fűszergyömbér, Gyömbér.

ICELANDIC : Engifer.

ITALIAN : Zenzero, Zenzevero, Pepe zenzero.

JAPANESE : ジンジャー Jinjaa, ショウガ Shouga, 生姜 Shouga, 生薑 Shouga.

KANNADA : ಶುಂಠಿ Śuṇṭhi, ಒಣ ಶುಂಠಿ Oṇa śuṇṭhi (dry), ಹಸಿ ಶುಂಠಿ Hasi śuṇṭhi (raw).

KASHMIRI : شونٹھ Shounth, ادرک Adrak.

KHMER : ខ្ញី Chnay, Khnehey, Khnhei, Khnhei phlung.

KOREAN : 생강  saeng gang, 건강 geongang, 진저 jinjeo.

KURDISH : زەنجەفیل 

LAOTIAN : ຂີງ khi:ng ,  ປີດິນ pidin. 

LATVIAN : Ingvers, Ārstniecības ingvers.

LITHUANIAN : Tikrasis imbieras.

MACEDONIAN : Ѓумбир Ǵumbir.

MADURESE : Jhâi.

MALAGASY : Sakamalao, Sakamalaho, Sakarivo, Sakaviro, Sakaitany.

MALAY : Bahing alia, Halia, Haliya, Haliya merah, Kunyit terus, Aliah (Indonesia), Jae (Java), Jahe (Indonesia), Jahya (Bali), Lahya (Bali), Jaé (Bali).

MALAYALAM : ഇഞ്ചി Inji, ചുക് Chuk.

MANIPURI : ꯁꯤꯡ , ꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯤ .

MARATHI : आले Ālē,  सुंठ  Sunth.

NEPALESE : अदुवा Aduvā, Agnimanth, सुठो  Sutho.

NORWEGIAN : Ingefær.

ORIYA : ଅଦା Ādā.

PERSIAN :  Jamveel, زنجبیل Zanjabil.

POLISH : Imbir lekarski.

PORTUGUESE : Gengibre, Gengibre-comum, Mangarataia (Brazil).

PUNJABI : ਅਦਰਕ Adaraka, ਸੂੰਡ Sūḍa.

RUSSIAN : Имби́рь апте́чный Imbír' aptéchnyy, Имбирь лека́рственный Imbir' lekárstvennyy, Имбирь настоя́щий Imbir' nastoyáshchiy, Имбирь обыкнове́нный Imbir' obyknovénnyy.

SANSKRIT : आर्द्रकम् Aardrakam, शुण्ठी Shunthi.

SERBIAN : Činčibar, Crni ingver, Ђумбир Đumbir, Džumbir, Gingibar, Imbor, Ингвер Ingver, ИсиотIsiot, Mrki ingver, Pravi ingver, Vruća trava, Zendžefil, Žumbir.

SINHALESE : ඉඟුරු in̆guru, ඉගුරු iguru.

SLOVAKIAN : Ďumbier, Ďumbier lekársky, Zázvor.

SLOVENIAN : Ingver.

SPANISH : Anchoas (Mexico), Jengibre, Gengibre, Jengibre dulce, Agiringuire (Ecuador), Sacha ajo (Ecuador), Jengibre comestible, Jengibre común.

SUNDANESE : Jahé.

SWAHILI : Mtangawizi.

SWEDISH : Ingefära.

TAGALOG : Baseng, Fute giya, Giya, Kasumba giya, Laya, Loya agarisen, Luya.

TAMIL : இஞ்சி Iñci (Inji, Ingi, Ingee), சோண்டி Cōṇṭi, Shukku.

TELUGU : అల్లం Allaṁ, అల్లము  Allamu (green ginger), అల్లపు చెట్టు Allamu chettu,  శొంటి  Sonthi (dry ginger).

THAI :  ขิง Khing ,  ขิง แดง  Khing daeng ,  ขิงแกลง  Khing klaeng ,  ขิง เผือก Khing phueak  (Chiang Mai) ,  สะ เอ Sa e (Karen). 

TIBETAN : Gakya, Gamug, བཅའ་ལྒ། ghimbir, སྒ་སྨུག་ sga smug, སྒ་སྐྱ་ sga skya.

TURKISH : Zencefil, Zentzephil, Zencebil.

UKRAINIAN : Імбир садовий Imbyr sadovyy, Імбир лікарський Imbyr likarsʹkyy, 

URDU : ادرک Adrak, آدی Adi.

VIETNAMESE : Cay gùng, Gừng, Sinh khương  (green ginger).

YORUBA : Ata ilẹ̀.

Zingiber perenense N. Odyuo, D.K. Roy, C. Lyngwa & A.A. Mao

HINDI : ज़िंगिबर पेरेनेंस zingibar perenens.

This recently discovered species has had its name misspelt as “Zingiber praesense” and “Zingiber prenense”, but its Hindi name has remained constant although misspelt as well, probably based on the first above mentioned specific name. We have suggested a more appropriate Hindi name.

Zingiber purpureum Roscoe

Zingiber cassumunar Roxb., Zingiber montanum (J.König) Link ex A.Dietr.

ENGLISH : Wild ginger.

HINDI :  जंगली अदरक  Janagali adarak (Jangli-Adrak).

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NOTE :  Marianne Jennifer Datiles & Pedro Acevedo-Rodríguez report in CABI Compendium, CABI Digital Library, 2025 < https://doi.org/10.1079/cabicompendium.57536  > that Z. montanum, Z. cassumunar, & Z. purpureum are now considered all synonyms.

Zingiber spectabile Griff.

ENGLISH :   Beehive ginger, Black gingerwort, Malaysian ginger.

FRENCH : Gingembre ruche.
MALAY :  Tepus halia, Tepus tanah, Tepus tundok.

PORTUGUESE : Gengibre Ornamental, Gengibre Magnífico.
RUSSIAN :  Имбирь замечательный Imbir' zamechatel'nyy.
SPANISH :  Micrófono.

Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm. 

Amomum silvestre Poir., Amomum spurium (J.Koenig) J.F.Gmel., Amomum sylvestre Poir., Amomum zerumbet L., Cardamomum spurium (J.Koenig) Kuntze, Lampujang majus Medik., Zerumbet zingiber T.Lestib., Zingiber amaricans Blume, Zingiber aromaticum Valeton, Zingiber sylvestre Garsault,  Zingiber truncatum Stokes

ARABIC : zurunbah, zurunbad.

BENGALI : Jangli adha, Maha baribach.

CHINESE : 红球姜  Hong qiu jiang, 薑花 jiāng huā (Taiwan).

ENGLISH : Bitter ginger, Pine cone ginger, Pine cone lily, Shampoo plant, Wild ginger, Zerumber ginger.

FRENCH : Amome sauvage, Gingembre amer, Gingembre blanc, Gingembre fou, Gingembre sauvage, Jenjanm amé (Haiti), Zérumbet.

GERMAN : Wilder ingwer.

HINDI : ज़िंगिबर ज़ेरुम्बेट zingibar zerumbet, Ghatian, Yaiimu.

ITALIAN : Zenzero bianco, Zenzero salvatico.

JAPANESE : ニガ ショウガ niga shouga.

KHMER : khnhei phtu, prateal vong prenh atit.

LAOTIAN : hva:nz ph’ai chai hlüang.

MALAY : Lampojang, Lampuyang, Lempuyang (Indonesia), Lampoyang.

PORTUGUESE : Jengibre amargo (Brazil), Gengibre amargo.

SINHALESE : වල් ඉඟුරු Wal-Inguru.

SPANISH : Jengibre amargo (Domin. rep., Puerto Rico), Jengibre silvestre.

TAGALOG : Barik, Lampuyang, Langkawas.

THAI :  แฮ วดำ  Haeo dam (Northern Thailand),  เฮีย วดำ   Hiao dam,    เฮีย วข่า   Hiao kha (Shan),   เฮีย วแดง  Hiao daeng,    กะแอน    Kaen,   กะทือ  Ka thue,   กะทือ ป่า Ka thue pa, กะ แวน Ka waen,  กระทือ  Kra thue (Gra theuu, Grà-teu),  เปล พ้อ  Ple pho (Karen), Wanfai (Don Daeng).

TURKISH : Yabani zencefil, Zurunbad, Zerunebat, Zernebat.

VIETNAMESE :   Gừng đại, Gừng gió, Ngải xanh, Rieng daï.