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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.

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Amis: ʼimoc — tree
• Atayal: maqaw — tree
• Bunun: haimus (Isbukun) — tree
• Chinese Cantonese: 山胡椒 (saan1 wu4 ziu1) — tree
• Chinese Cantonese: 木薑子 /木姜子 (muk6 goeng1 zi2) — tree
• Chinese Cantonese: 豆豉薑 /豆豉姜 (dau6 si6 goeng1) — tree
• Chinese Cantonese: 山雞椒 /山鸡椒 (saan1 gai1 ziu1) — tree
• Hakka Chinese: 山胡椒 (sân-fù-chêu) — tree
• Chinese Mandarin: 山胡椒 (shānhújiāo) — tree
• Chinese Mandarin: 木薑子 /木姜子 (mùjiāngzǐ) — tree
• Chinese Mandarin: 豆豉薑 /豆豉姜 (dòuchǐjiāng) — tree
• Chinese Mandarin: 山雞椒 /山鸡椒 (shānjījiāo) — tree
• Chinese Mandarin: 山蒼樹 /山苍树 (shāncāngshù) — tree
• Chinese Mandarin: 馬告 /马告 (mǎgào) — tree
• Chinese: 山胡椒 (soan-hô͘-chio) — tree
• Chinese: 山蒼子 /山苍子 (soan-chhong-chí) — tree
• Indonesian: antarasa — tree
• Indonesian: krangean — tree
• Indonesian: nangkaan — tree
• Indonesian: adem ati — tree
• Indonesian: lado-lado — tree
• Indonesian: apoyakan — tree
• Indonesian: tenem — tree
• Japanese: 青文字 (aomoji) — tree
• Kanakanabu: taparu rʉmʉra — tree
• Kavalan: imus — tree
• Korean: 산계초 (san'gyecho) — tree
• Malay: medang ayer — tree
• Malay: medang melukut — tree
• Paiwan: ʼecim — tree
• Paiwan: qecim — tree
• Puyuma: makaw — tree
• Rukai: kamangulu (Budai) — tree
• Saisiyat: maeʼaew — tree
• Sakizaya: makaw — tree
• Taroko: mqrig — tree
• Taroko: mao — tree
• Thai: ตะไคร้ต้น — tree
• Thao: maqaw — tree
• Tsou: maʼfʉ — tree
• Vietnamese: màng tang — tree