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janeu

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A sacred thread or cord received as a rite of passage by someone studying under a guru.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Hinduism

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1yaǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyaȷ́nás Sanskrit यज्ञ (yajña) Sanskrit उपव्ये (upavye) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás Sanskrit -इत (-ita) Sanskrit उपवीत (upavīta) Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavīta) Prakrit 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀅 (jaṇṇovavīa) Hindi जनेऊ (janeū)bor. English janeu Transliteration of Hindi जनेऊ (janeū), from Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavīta).

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hindi: जनेऊ (janeū) — Translations
  • Konkani: जान्वें (j̈ānvẽ) — Translations
  • Kannada: ಜಾನ್ವೆಂ (j̈ānvẽ) — Translations
  • Konkani: zanvem — Translations
  • Malayalam: പൂണൂൽ (pūṇūl) — Translations
  • Marathi: जानवे (j̈ānve) — Translations
  • Old Marathi: जाणिवें (jāṇiveṃ) — Translations
  • Old Marathi: जानिवें (jāniveṃ) — Translations
  • Old Marathi: 𑘕𑘰𑘜𑘲𑘪𑘹𑘽 (jāṇīveṃ) — Translations
  • Old Marathi: 𑘕𑘰𑘡𑘲𑘪𑘹𑘽 (jānīveṃ) — Translations
  • Pali: yaññōpavīta — Translations
  • Prakrit: 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀅 (jaṇṇovavīa) — Translations
  • Sanskrit: यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavītá) — Translations