జొన్న

Telugu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʑon̪n̪a/, [d͡ʒon̪n̪a]

Noun

జొన్న • (jonna) n (plural జొన్నలు)

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

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