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