جنیئو

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Urdu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

جَنیئُو (janeūm (Hindi spelling जनेऊ)

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

Declension[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants[edit]

  • English: janeu

Further reading[edit]

  • 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