जनक
Braj
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जनक (janaka).
Noun
जनक (janak) m
- father
- Sūrdās, Sūrsāgar 36.3:
- को है जनक कौन है जननी
- ko hai janak kaun hai jannī
- 1991 translation by Rupert Snell
- who is his father, who is his mother
- को है जनक कौन है जननी
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जनक (janaka).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.nək/, [d͡ʒɐ.nɐk]
Noun
जनक • (janak) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | जनक janak |
जनक janak |
| oblique | जनक janak |
जनकों janakõ |
| vocative | जनक janak |
जनको janako |
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Adjective
जनक
- Devanagari script form of janaka (“producing”)
Declension
Declension table of "जनक" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | जनको (janako) | जनका (janakā) |
| Accusative (second) | जनकं (janakaṃ) | जनके (janake) |
| Instrumental (third) | जनकेन (janakena) | जनकेहि (janakehi) or जनकेभि (janakebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | जनकस्स (janakassa) or जनकाय (janakāya) or जनकत्थं (janakatthaṃ) | जनकानं (janakānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | जनकस्मा (janakasmā) or जनकम्हा (janakamhā) or जनका (janakā) | जनकेहि (janakehi) or जनकेभि (janakebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | जनकस्स (janakassa) | जनकानं (janakānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | जनकस्मिं (janakasmiṃ) or जनकम्हि (janakamhi) or जनके (janake) | जनकेसु (janakesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | जनक (janaka) | जनका (janakā) |
Declension table of "जनिका" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | जनिका (janikā) | जनिकायो (janikāyo) or जनिका (janikā) |
| Accusative (second) | जनिकं (janikaṃ) | जनिकायो (janikāyo) or जनिका (janikā) |
| Instrumental (third) | जनिकाय (janikāya) | जनिकाहि (janikāhi) or जनिकाभि (janikābhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | जनिकाय (janikāya) | जनिकानं (janikānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | जनिकाय (janikāya) | जनिकाहि (janikāhi) or जनिकाभि (janikābhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | जनिकाय (janikāya) | जनिकानं (janikānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | जनिकाय (janikāya) or जनिकायं (janikāyaṃ) | जनिकासु (janikāsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | जनिके (janike) | जनिकायो (janikāyo) or जनिका (janikā) |
Declension table of "जनक" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | जनकं (janakaṃ) | जनकानि (janakāni) |
| Accusative (second) | जनकं (janakaṃ) | जनकानि (janakāni) |
| Instrumental (third) | जनकेन (janakena) | जनकेहि (janakehi) or जनकेभि (janakebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | जनकस्स (janakassa) or जनकाय (janakāya) or जनकत्थं (janakatthaṃ) | जनकानं (janakānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | जनकस्मा (janakasmā) or जनकम्हा (janakamhā) or जनका (janakā) | जनकेहि (janakehi) or जनकेभि (janakebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | जनकस्स (janakassa) | जनकानं (janakānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | जनकस्मिं (janakasmiṃ) or जनकम्हि (janakamhi) or जनके (janake) | जनकेसु (janakesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | जनक (janaka) | जनकानि (janakāni) |
Noun
जनक m (feminine जनिका)
- Devanagari script form of janaka (“father”)
Declension
Declension table of "जनक" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | जनको (janako) | जनका (janakā) |
| Accusative (second) | जनकं (janakaṃ) | जनके (janake) |
| Instrumental (third) | जनकेन (janakena) | जनकेहि (janakehi) or जनकेभि (janakebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | जनकस्स (janakassa) or जनकाय (janakāya) or जनकत्थं (janakatthaṃ) | जनकानं (janakānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | जनकस्मा (janakasmā) or जनकम्हा (janakamhā) or जनका (janakā) | जनकेहि (janakehi) or जनकेभि (janakebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | जनकस्स (janakassa) | जनकानं (janakānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | जनकस्मिं (janakasmiṃ) or जनकम्हि (janakamhi) or जनके (janake) | जनकेसु (janakesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | जनक (janaka) | जनका (janakā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- জনক (Assamese script)
- ᬚᬦᬓ (Balinese script)
- জনক (Bengali script)
- 𑰕𑰡𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀚𑀦𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- ဇနက (Burmese script)
- જનક (Gujarati script)
- ਜਨਕ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌜𑌨𑌕 (Grantha script)
- ꦗꦤꦏ (Javanese script)
- 𑂔𑂢𑂍 (Kaithi script)
- ಜನಕ (Kannada script)
- ជនក (Khmer script)
- ຊນກ (Lao script)
- ജനക (Malayalam script)
- ᡯᠠᠨᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘕𑘡𑘎 (Modi script)
- ᠽᠠᠨᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦵𑧁𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐖𑐣𑐎 (Newa script)
- ଜନକ (Odia script)
- ꢙꢥꢒ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆘𑆤𑆑 (Sharada script)
- 𑖕𑖡𑖎 (Siddham script)
- ජනක (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩣𑩯𑩜 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚑𑚝𑚊 (Takri script)
- ஜநக (Tamil script)
- జనక (Telugu script)
- ชนก (Thai script)
- ཛ་ན་ཀ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒖𑒢𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨥𑨝𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root जन् (jan, “to give birth”) + -अक (-aka), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /d͡ʑɐ.nɐ.kɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d͡ʑɐ.n̪ɐ.kɐ/
Noun
जनक • (janaka) stem, m
- a progenitor, father
- (music) a kind of measure
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | जनकः (janakaḥ) | जनकौ (janakau) जनका¹ (janakā¹) |
जनकाः (janakāḥ) जनकासः¹ (janakāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | जनकम् (janakam) | जनकौ (janakau) जनका¹ (janakā¹) |
जनकान् (janakān) |
| instrumental | जनकेन (janakena) | जनकाभ्याम् (janakābhyām) | जनकैः (janakaiḥ) जनकेभिः¹ (janakebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | जनकाय (janakāya) | जनकाभ्याम् (janakābhyām) | जनकेभ्यः (janakebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | जनकात् (janakāt) | जनकाभ्याम् (janakābhyām) | जनकेभ्यः (janakebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | जनकस्य (janakasya) | जनकयोः (janakayoḥ) | जनकानाम् (janakānām) |
| locative | जनके (janake) | जनकयोः (janakayoḥ) | जनकेषु (janakeṣu) |
| vocative | जनक (janaka) | जनकौ (janakau) जनका¹ (janakā¹) |
जनकाः (janakāḥ) जनकासः¹ (janakāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Proper noun
जनक • (janaka)
- name of a king of विदेह or मिथिला (son of मिथि and father of उदावसु)
- name of another king of मिथिला (son of ह्रस्व-रोमन् and father of Sita)
- name of another king Rājat
- name of a disciple of भगवत्
- name of several official men Rājat
- (in the plural) the descendants of जनक
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | जनकः (janakaḥ) | जनकौ (janakau) जनका¹ (janakā¹) |
जनकाः (janakāḥ) जनकासः¹ (janakāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | जनकम् (janakam) | जनकौ (janakau) जनका¹ (janakā¹) |
जनकान् (janakān) |
| instrumental | जनकेन (janakena) | जनकाभ्याम् (janakābhyām) | जनकैः (janakaiḥ) जनकेभिः¹ (janakebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | जनकाय (janakāya) | जनकाभ्याम् (janakābhyām) | जनकेभ्यः (janakebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | जनकात् (janakāt) | जनकाभ्याम् (janakābhyām) | जनकेभ्यः (janakebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | जनकस्य (janakasya) | जनकयोः (janakayoḥ) | जनकानाम् (janakānām) |
| locative | जनके (janake) | जनकयोः (janakayoḥ) | जनकेषु (janakeṣu) |
| vocative | जनक (janaka) | जनकौ (janakau) जनका¹ (janakā¹) |
जनकाः (janakāḥ) जनकासः¹ (janakāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899