जनेऊ

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavīta). Cognate to Konkani जान्वें (zānvễ), Marathi जानवे (j̈ānve).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə.neːuː/

Noun

जनेऊ • (janeū) m

(Hinduism) janeu: a sacred thread worn by Hindu men

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “जनेऊ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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