जन्यु

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɐn.ju/, [d͡ʑɐj̃.ju]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʑɐn̪.ju/

Noun

जन्यु • (janyu) stem, ?

1. birth
2. creature, living being
3. fire

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:अग्नि

4. (Hinduism) Brahma

References

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “जन्युः”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan