జొన్న

Telugu

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil சோளம் (cōḷam), Kannada ಜೋಳ (jōḷa), Tulu ಜೋಳ (jōḷa) and Malayalam ചോളം (cōḷaṁ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʑonːa/, [d͡ʒonːa]

Noun

జొన్న • (jonna) n (plural జొన్నలు)

1. Sorghum bicolor, the great millet.

Derived terms

• మొక్కజొన్న (mokkajonna, “maize”)

References

• "జొన్న" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 484