जनू
Sanskrit
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.
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Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /d͡ʑɐ.núː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d͡ʑɐ.n̪uː/
Noun
जनू • (janū́) stem, f
- birth , production , descent
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | जनूः (janū́ḥ) | जन्वौ (janvaù) जनू¹ (janū́¹) |
जन्वः (janvàḥ) जनूः¹ (janū́ḥ¹) |
| accusative | जनूम् (janū́m) | जन्वौ (janvaù) जनू¹ (janū́¹) |
जनूः (janū́ḥ) |
| instrumental | जन्वा (janvā́) | जनूभ्याम् (janū́bhyām) | जनूभिः (janū́bhiḥ) |
| dative | जन्वै (janvaí) | जनूभ्याम् (janū́bhyām) | जनूभ्यः (janū́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | जन्वाः (janvā́ḥ) जन्वै² (janvaí²) |
जनूभ्याम् (janū́bhyām) | जनूभ्यः (janū́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | जन्वाः (janvā́ḥ) जन्वै² (janvaí²) |
जन्वोः (janvóḥ) | जनूनाम् (janū́nām) |
| locative | जन्वाम् (janvā́m) | जन्वोः (janvóḥ) | जनूषु (janū́ṣu) |
| vocative | जनु (jánu) | जन्वौ (jánvau) जनू¹ (jánū¹) |
जन्वः (jánvaḥ) जनूः¹ (jánūḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Derived terms
- जनु (janu)