ज्ञु

Sanskrit

Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
  • ᬚ᭄ᬜᬸ (Balinese script)
  • জ্ঞু (Assamese script)
  • জ্ঞু (Bengali script)
  • 𑰕𑰿𑰗𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀚𑁆𑀜𑀼 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍁 (Grantha script)
  • જ્ઞુ (Gujarati script)
  • ਜੑਞੁ (Gurmukhi script)
  • ꦘꦸ (Javanese script)
  • ជ្ញុ (Khmer script)
  • ಜ್ಞು (Kannada script)
  • ຊ຺ຎຸ (Lao script)
  • ജ്ഞു (Malayalam script)
  • 𑘕𑘿𑘗𑘳 (Modi script)
  • ᠽᡛᠤ (Mongolian script)
  • ᡯᠨᡳᠶᡠ (Manchu script)
  • ဇ္ဉု (Burmese script)
  • 𑦵𑧠𑦷𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐖𑑂𑐘𑐸 (Newa script)
  • ଜ୍ଞୁ (Odia script)
  • ꢙ꣄ꢛꢸ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆘𑇀𑆚𑆶 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖕𑖿𑖗𑖲 (Siddham script)
  • ජ්ඤු (Sinhalese script)
  • జ్ఞు (Telugu script)
  • ชฺญุ (Thai script)
  • ཛྙུ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒖𑓂𑒘𑒳 (Tirhuta script)

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.

Pronunciation

Noun

ज्ञु • (jñu) ?

  1. (in compounds) knee
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.1.6:
      तं त्वा वयं दम आ दीदिवांसमुप ज्ञुबाधो नमसा सदेम ॥
      taṃ tvā vayaṃ dama ā dīdivāṃsamupa jñubādho namasā sadema .
      Let us approach thee, shining, in thy dwelling, kneeling upon our knees, with adoration.

Derived terms
  • अभिज्ञु (abhijñu)
  • असितज्ञु (asitajñú)
  • ऊर्ध्वज्ञु (ūrdhvájñu)
  • ज्ञुबाध् (jñubā́dh)
  • प्रज्ञु (prajñu)
  • मितज्ञु (mitájñu)
  • संज्ञु (saṃjñu)
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