جنیئو

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀅 (jaṇṇovavīa), from Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavītá).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə.neː.uː/

Noun

جَنیئُو • (janeū) m (Hindi spelling जनेऊ)

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

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

→ English: janeu

Further reading

“جنیئو”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “جنيؤ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 235

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