ಜನ್ನದಾರ

Old Kannada

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavīta); ಜನ್ನ (janna, “yajna; ritual worship”) +‎ ದಾರ (dāra, “thread”).

Noun

ಜನ್ನದಾರ (jannadāra)

1. (Hinduism) a sacred thread worn over the left shoulder and under the right arm by Brahmin men and boys

References

• Dr. P. V. Narayana, editor (2007), “ಜನ್ನದಾರ”, in ಹಳಗನ್ನಡ ಪದಸಂಪದ [haḷagannaḍa padasampada, Halagannada Padasampada]‎^[1] (in Kannada), Kannada Sahitya Parishattu