See also: जान

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Etymology

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Inherited from Khasa Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀤𑀺 (jādi)), from Sanskrit याति (yā́ti, go; come). Cognate with Hindi जाना (jānā).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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जानु (jānu)

  1. to go, to leave, to depart

Conjugation

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́nu (knee), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu (knee).

Cognate with Old Armenian ծունգք (cungkʻ), Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu, knee), Latin genu (knee), Avestan 𐬰𐬁𐬥𐬎 (zānu), Persian زانو (zânu), Old English cnēow (whence English knee)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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जानु (jā́nu) stemn

  1. (anatomy) knee
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.15.6:
      आच्या जानु दक्षिणतो निषद्येमं यज्ञमभि गृणीत विश्वे ।
      मा हिंसिष्ट पितरः केन चिन्नो यद्व आगः पुरुषता कराम ॥
      ācyā jānu dakṣiṇato niṣadyemaṃ yajñamabhi gṛṇīta viśve.
      mā hiṃsiṣṭa pitaraḥ kena cinno yadva āgaḥ puruṣatā karāma.
      Bowing your bended knees and seated southward, accept this sacrifice of ours with favour.
      Punish us not for any sin, O Fathers, which we through human frailty have committed.

Declension

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Neuter u-stem declension of जानु (jā́nu)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative जानु
jā́nu
जानुनी
jā́nunī
जानूनि / जानु¹ / जानू¹
jā́nūni / jā́nu¹ / jā́nū¹
Vocative जानु / जानो
jā́nu / jā́no
जानुनी
jā́nunī
जानूनि / जानु¹ / जानू¹
jā́nūni / jā́nu¹ / jā́nū¹
Accusative जानु
jā́nu
जानुनी
jā́nunī
जानूनि / जानु¹ / जानू¹
jā́nūni / jā́nu¹ / jā́nū¹
Instrumental जानुना / जान्वा¹
jā́nunā / jā́nvā¹
जानुभ्याम्
jā́nubhyām
जानुभिः
jā́nubhiḥ
Dative जानुने / जानवे¹ / जान्वे¹
jā́nune / jā́nave¹ / jā́nve¹
जानुभ्याम्
jā́nubhyām
जानुभ्यः
jā́nubhyaḥ
Ablative जानुनः / जानोः¹ / जान्वः¹
jā́nunaḥ / jā́noḥ¹ / jā́nvaḥ¹
जानुभ्याम्
jā́nubhyām
जानुभ्यः
jā́nubhyaḥ
Genitive जानुनः / जानोः¹ / जान्वः¹
jā́nunaḥ / jā́noḥ¹ / jā́nvaḥ¹
जानुनोः
jā́nunoḥ
जानूनाम्
jā́nūnām
Locative जानुनि / जानौ¹
jā́nuni / jā́nau¹
जानुनोः
jā́nunoḥ
जानुषु
jā́nuṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
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Descendants

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  • Helu Prakrit:
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Lahnda:
      Khetrani: [script needed] (jā̃ṇu)
  • Pali: jānu
  • Telugu: జానువు (jānuvu)

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