jānu

See also: janu, jāṇu, janü, jañu, and Janů

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• जानु (Devanagari script)
• জানু (Bengali script)
• ජානු (Sinhalese script)
• ဇာနု or ၹႃၼု (Burmese script)
• ชานุ (Thai script)
• ᨩᩣᨶᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ຊານຸ (Lao script)
• ជានុ (Khmer script)
• 𑄎𑄂𑄚𑄪 (Chakma script)

Alternative scripts

• jāṇu (Latin script)
• 𑀚𑀸𑀡𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• जाणु (Devanagari script)
• জাণু (Bengali script)
• ජාණු (Sinhalese script)
• ဇာဏု or ၹႃꧣု (Burmese script)
• ชาณุ (Thai script)
• ᨩᩣᨱᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ຊາຓຸ (Lao script)
• ជាណុ (Khmer script)
• 𑄎𑄂𑄕𑄪 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जानु (jānu).

Noun

jānu n

1. knee

Declension

Declension table of "jānu" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	jānu	jānūni or jānū
Accusative (second)	jānuṃ	jānūni or jānū
Instrumental (third)	jānunā	jānūhi or jānūbhi
Dative (fourth)	jānussa or jānuno	jānūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	jānusmā or jānumhā	jānūhi or jānūbhi
Genitive (sixth)	jānussa or jānuno	jānūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	jānusmiṃ or jānumhi	jānūsu
Vocative (calling)	jānu	jānūni or jānū