s. m, plant (Panicum miliaceum, Nat. Ord. Gramineæ) cultivated in some parts of the Punjab plains, as about Multan, for its grain and for fodder; it is common in many parts of Himalaya up to the Indus. Its grains are considered digestible, and nutritious, and in some parts it is mostly consumed unground; i. q. Chíṉá.