जनेऊ

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə.neː.uː/, [d͡ʒə.n̪eː.uː]

Noun

जनेऊ • (janeū) m (Urdu spelling جنیئو‎)

(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

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “जनेऊ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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