ਜਨੇਊ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀅 (jaṇṇovavīa), from Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavītá). Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘕𑘰𑘜𑘲𑘪𑘹𑘽 (jāṇīveṃ), 𑘕𑘰𑘡𑘲𑘪𑘹𑘽 (jānīveṃ).

Noun

ਜਨੇਊ (janeū) m

  1. (Hinduism) janeu (sacred thread worn by Brahmin, Khatri, and other Hindu men from twice-born castes)

Descendants

  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਜੰਞੂ (jãñū)
    Shahmukhi script: جَننجو (jannjo)

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਜਨੇਊ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 119
  • “ਜਨੇਊ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yajñōpavītá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 601
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