𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀼

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जानु (jānu), with obscure gemination.

Noun

𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀼 (jaṇṇu) n (Devanagari जण्णु)

1. alternative form of 𑀚𑀸𑀡𑀼 (jāṇu, “knee”)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀼 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀼𑀁 (jaṇṇuṃ) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀼 (jaṇṇu)	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀽𑀇𑀁 (jaṇṇūiṃ) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀽𑀡𑀺 (jaṇṇūṇi) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀽 (jaṇṇū)
Accusative	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀼𑀁 (jaṇṇuṃ) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀼 (jaṇṇu)	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀽𑀇𑀁 (jaṇṇūiṃ) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀽𑀡𑀺 (jaṇṇūṇi) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀽 (jaṇṇū)
Instrumental	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀼𑀡𑀸 (jaṇṇuṇā)	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀽𑀳𑀺 (jaṇṇūhi) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀽𑀳𑀺𑀁 (jaṇṇūhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀽𑀑 (jaṇṇūo) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀽𑀉 (jaṇṇūu)	—
Genitive	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀼𑀡𑁄 (jaṇṇuṇo) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (jaṇṇussa)	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀽𑀡 (jaṇṇūṇa) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀽𑀡𑀁 (jaṇṇūṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (jaṇṇummi)	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀽𑀲𑀼 (jaṇṇūsu) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀽𑀲𑀼𑀁 (jaṇṇūsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀼 (jaṇṇu) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀽 (jaṇṇū)	𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀽𑀇𑀁 (jaṇṇūiṃ) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀽𑀡𑀺 (jaṇṇūṇi) or 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀽 (jaṇṇū)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jā́nu”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 286