𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀅

Prakrit

Alternative forms

𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀈𑀅 (jaṇṇovaīa), 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀬 (jaṇṇovavīya), 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀻𑀅 (jaṇṇovīa)

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)

Inherited from Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavītá).

Noun

𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀅 (jaṇṇovavīa) n (Devanagari जण्णोववीअ, Kannada ಜಣ್ಣೋವವೀಅ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī)

(Hinduism) janeu (sacred thread worn by Hindu men)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀅 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀅𑀁 (jaṇṇovavīaṃ)	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀆𑀇𑀁 (jaṇṇovavīāiṃ) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀆𑀇 (jaṇṇovavīāi)
Accusative	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀅𑀁 (jaṇṇovavīaṃ)	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀆𑀇𑀁 (jaṇṇovavīāiṃ) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀆𑀇 (jaṇṇovavīāi)
Instrumental	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀏𑀡 (jaṇṇovavīeṇa) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀏𑀡𑀁 (jaṇṇovavīeṇaṃ)	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀏𑀳𑀺 (jaṇṇovavīehi) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀏𑀳𑀺𑀁 (jaṇṇovavīehiṃ)
Dative	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀆𑀅 (jaṇṇovavīāa)	—
Ablative	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀆𑀑 (jaṇṇovavīāo) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀆𑀉 (jaṇṇovavīāu) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀆 (jaṇṇovavīā) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀆𑀳𑀺 (jaṇṇovavīāhi) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀆𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (jaṇṇovavīāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲 (jaṇṇovavīassa)	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀆𑀡 (jaṇṇovavīāṇa) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀆𑀡𑀁 (jaṇṇovavīāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (jaṇṇovavīammi) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀏 (jaṇṇovavīe)	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀏𑀲𑀼 (jaṇṇovavīesu) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀏𑀲𑀼𑀁 (jaṇṇovavīesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀅 (jaṇṇovavīa) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀆 (jaṇṇovavīā)	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀆𑀇𑀁 (jaṇṇovavīāiṃ) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀆𑀇 (jaṇṇovavīāi)

Descendants

Central Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: જનોઈ (janoī)
- Hindustani:
  - Hindi: जनेऊ (janeū)
    - → English: janeu
  - Urdu: جَنیئُو (janeū)
- Marwari: जिनेऊ (jineū), जीनोई (jīnoī)
Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Maithili: janēu
  Devanagari script: जनेउ
  
  Tirhuta script: 𑒖𑒢𑒹𑒅
Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Nepali: जनै (janai)
Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Old Punjabi: ਜਨੇਊ (janeū)
  - Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਜੰਞੂ (jãñū)
    Shahmukhi script: جَننجو (jannjo)
- Sindhi:
  Arabic script: جَڻْيو, جنوئـي
  
  Devanagari script: जण्यो, जनोई
Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Konkani: jānvẽ
  Devanagari script: जान्वें
  
  Kannada script: ಜಾನ್ವೆಂ
  
  Latin script: zanvem
- Old Marathi:
  Devanagari script: जाणिवें (jāṇiveṃ), जानिवें (jāniveṃ)
  
  Modi script: 𑘕𑘰𑘜𑘲𑘪𑘹𑘽 (jāṇīveṃ), 𑘕𑘰𑘡𑘲𑘪𑘹𑘽 (jānīveṃ)
  - Marathi: जानवे (j̈ānve)
→ Old Kannada: ಜನ್ನವಿರ (jannavira), ಜನ್ನವರ (jannavara)
- Kannada: ಜನಿವಾರ (janivāra), ಜನಿಬಾರ (janibāra), ಜನ್ನಿವಾರ (jannivāra), ಜೆನಿವಾರ (jenivāra)