जनेऊ
Hindi
editEtymology
editInherited from Prakrit जण्णोववीअ (jaṇṇovavīa), from Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavītá). Cognate to Konkani जान्वें (zānvễ), Marathi जानवे (j̈ānve).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editजनेऊ • (janeū) m (Urdu spelling جنیئو)
Declension
editDeclension of जनेऊ (masc ind ū-stem)
Descendants
edit- → English: janeu
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जनेऊ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press