"ज्ञु" meaning in Sanskrit

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Noun

IPA: /d͡ʑɲu/ [Vedic], /d͡ʑɲu/ [Classical-Sanskrit] Forms: jñu [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́nu, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵnu, zero-grade of *ǵónu (“knee”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬲𐬥𐬎 (žnu, “knee”); see जानु (jānu) for more cognates. Etymology templates: {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*ȷ́ā́nu|*ȷ́nu}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́nu, {{inh|sa|ine-pro||*ǵnu}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵnu, {{cog|ae|𐬲𐬥𐬎||knee}} Avestan 𐬲𐬥𐬎 (žnu, “knee”) Head templates: {{sa-noun}} ज्ञु • (jñu) stem, ?
  1. (in compounds) knee Tags: in-compounds Derived forms: अभिज्ञु (abhijñu), असितज्ञु (asitajñú), ऊर्ध्वज्ञु (ūrdhvájñu), ज्ञुबाध् (jñubā́dh), प्रज्ञु (prajñu), मितज्ञु (mitájñu), संज्ञु (saṃjñu)
    Sense id: en-ज्ञु-sa-noun-ae9aiLAn Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header
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          "word": "अभिज्ञु"
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        {
          "roman": "asitajñú",
          "word": "असितज्ञु"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ūrdhvájñu",
          "word": "ऊर्ध्वज्ञु"
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        {
          "roman": "jñubā́dh",
          "word": "ज्ञुबाध्"
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          "roman": "prajñu",
          "word": "प्रज्ञु"
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          "english": "Let us approach thee, shining, in thy dwelling, kneeling upon our knees, with adoration.",
          "ref": "c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.1.6",
          "roman": "taṃ tvā vayaṃ dama ā dīdivāṃsamupa jñubādho namasā sadema.",
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    },
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      "roman": "asitajñú",
      "word": "असितज्ञु"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ūrdhvájñu",
      "word": "ऊर्ध्वज्ञु"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jñubā́dh",
      "word": "ज्ञुबाध्"
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    {
      "roman": "prajñu",
      "word": "प्रज्ञु"
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      "roman": "mitájñu",
      "word": "मितज्ञु"
    },
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        "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
        "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
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          "ref": "c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.1.6",
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