"janeu" meaning in English

See janeu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: janeus [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyaȷ́nás Sanskrit यज्ञ (yajña) Sanskrit उपव्ये (upavye) 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). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|bor|hi>जनेऊ>sacred thread|id=sacred thread|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyaȷ́nás Sanskrit यज्ञ (yajña) Sanskrit उपव्ये (upavye) Sanskrit -इत (-ita) Sanskrit उपवीत (upavīta) Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavīta) Prakrit 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀅 (jaṇṇovavīa) Hindi जनेऊ (janeū)bor. English janeu, {{translit|en|hi|जनेऊ}} Transliteration of Hindi जनेऊ (janeū), {{der|en|sa|यज्ञोपवीत}} Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavīta) Head templates: {{en-noun}} janeu (plural janeus)
  1. (Hinduism) A sacred thread or cord received as a rite of passage by someone studying under a guru. Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hinduism Translations (Translations): जनेऊ (janeū) [masculine] (Hindi), ಜಾನ್ವೆಂ (j̈ānvẽ) (Kannada), जान्वें (j̈ānvẽ) [Devanagari] (Konkani), zanvem [Latin] (Konkani), പൂണൂൽ (pūṇūl) (Malayalam), जानवे (j̈ānve) [neuter] (Marathi), जाणिवें (jāṇiveṃ) [Devanagari] (Old Marathi), जानिवें (jāniveṃ) [Devanagari] (Old Marathi), 𑘕𑘰𑘜𑘲𑘪𑘹𑘽 (jāṇīveṃ) [Modi] (Old Marathi), 𑘕𑘰𑘡𑘲𑘪𑘹𑘽 (jānīveṃ) [Modi] (Old Marathi), yaññōpavīta (Pali), यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavītá) [neuter] (Sanskrit)

Inflected forms

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