millet

Mane (Îngilîzî)

  1. (countable, uncountable) Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.
  2. (countable, specifically, uncountable) Common millet, in particular of species Panicum miliaceum.

Pircarînî

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Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈmɪlɪt/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

From late Middle English, borrowed from Middle French millet; from Latin milium, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”), see also Ancient Greek μελίνη (melínē, “millet”) and Lithuanian málnos (“millet”). Not related to مِلَّة (milla).

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