जनेऊ

Hindi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ-
    Proto-Indo-European *-nós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyaȷ́nás
    Sanskrit यज्ञ (yajña)
    Sanskrit उपव्ये (upavye)
    Sanskrit -इत (-ita)
    Sanskrit उपवीत (upavīta)
    Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavīta)
    Prakrit 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀅 (jaṇṇovavīa)
    Hindi जनेऊ (janeū)

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀅 (jaṇṇovavīa), from Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavītá). Cognate to Konkani जान्वें (zānvễ), Marathi जानवे (j̈ānve).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.neː.uː/, [d͡ʒɐ.neː.uː]

    Noun

    जनेऊ • (janeū) m (Urdu spelling جنیئو)

    1. (Hinduism) janeu: a sacred thread worn by Hindu men

    Declension

    Declension of जनेऊ (masc ind ū-stem)
    singular plural
    direct जनेऊ
    janeū     		जनेऊ
    janeū
    oblique जनेऊ
    janeū     		जनेउओं
    janeuõ
    vocative जनेऊ
    janeū     		जनेउओ
    janeuo

    Descendants

    • → English: janeu

    References

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