ਜਨੇਊ
Old Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀅 (jaṇṇovavīa), from Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavītá). Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘕𑘰𑘜𑘲𑘪𑘹𑘽 (jāṇīveṃ), 𑘕𑘰𑘡𑘲𑘪𑘹𑘽 (jānīveṃ).
Noun
ਜਨੇਊ (janēū) m
- (Hinduism) janeu (sacred thread worn by Hindu men)
Descendants
- Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi: ਜੰਞੂ (jãñū)
- Shahmukhi: جَننجو (janñjō)
Further reading
- Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 119.
- “ਜਨੇਊ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2021.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “yajñōpavītá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 601.