סאָרגע
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Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
סאָרגע • (sorge) f
- sorghum (cereal)
References[edit]
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “sorghum”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN