See also: जन, जान, and जाण

Nepali

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀸𑀇 (jāi), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀸𑀢𑀺 (yāti), from Sanskrit याति॑ (yā́ti), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂-.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [d͡zänu]
    • Phonetic Devanagari: जानु

    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. 1500 BCE – 1000 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
    singular dual plural
    nominative जानु (jā́nu) जानुनी (jā́nunī) जानूनि (jā́nūni)
    जानु¹ (jā́nu¹)
    जानू¹ (jā́nū¹)
    accusative जानु (jā́nu) जानुनी (jā́nunī) जानूनि (jā́nūni)
    जानु¹ (jā́nu¹)
    जानू¹ (jā́nū¹)
    instrumental जानुना (jā́nunā)
    जान्वा¹ (jā́nvā¹)
    जानुभ्याम् (jā́nubhyām) जानुभिः (jā́nubhiḥ)
    dative जानुने (jā́nune)
    जानवे¹ (jā́nave¹)
    जान्वे¹ (jā́nve¹)
    जानुभ्याम् (jā́nubhyām) जानुभ्यः (jā́nubhyaḥ)
    ablative जानुनः (jā́nunaḥ)
    जानोः¹ (jā́noḥ¹)
    जान्वः¹ (jā́nvaḥ¹)
    जानुभ्याम् (jā́nubhyām) जानुभ्यः (jā́nubhyaḥ)
    genitive जानुनः (jā́nunaḥ)
    जानोः¹ (jā́noḥ¹)
    जान्वः¹ (jā́nvaḥ¹)
    जानुनोः (jā́nunoḥ)
    जान्वोः¹ (jā́nvoḥ¹)
    जानूनाम् (jā́nūnām)
    locative जानुनि (jā́nuni)
    जानौ¹ (jā́nau¹)
    जानुनोः (jā́nunoḥ)
    जान्वोः¹ (jā́nvoḥ¹)
    जानुषु (jā́nuṣu)
    vocative जानु (jā́nu)
    जानो (jā́no)
    जानुनी (jā́nunī) जानूनि (jā́nūni)
    जानु¹ (jā́nu¹)
    जानू¹ (jā́nū¹)
    • 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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