סאָרגע

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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סאָרגע (sorgef

  1. sorghum (cereal)

References

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