סאָרגע

Yiddish

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Italian sorgo, possibly via Russian со́рго (sórgo). Change of gender possibly by analogy of other nouns ending in ־ע, but otherwise unexplained.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔrɡə/

Noun

סאָרגע • (sorge) f

  1. sorghum (cereal)

References
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “sorghum”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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