जानु

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See also: जान

Nepali

Etymology

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Verb

जानु (jānu)

  1. to go, to leave

Conjugation


Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ā́nu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ā́nu, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu (knee). Cognate with Old Armenian ծունգք (cungkʻ), Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu, knee), Latin genu (knee), Avestan 𐬰𐬁𐬥𐬎 (zānu), Persian زانو (zânu), Old English cnēow (whence English knee)).

Pronunciation

Noun

जानु (jā́nu) stemn

  1. (anatomy) knee
  2. (as a measure of length) 32

Declension

Neuter u-stem declension of जानु (jā́nu)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative जानु
jā́nu
जानुनी
jā́nunī
जानूनि / जानु¹ / जानू¹
jā́nūni / jā́nu¹ / jā́nū¹
Vocative जानु / जानो
jā́nu / jā́no
जानुनी
jā́nunī
जानूनि / जानु¹ / जानू¹
jā́nūni / jā́nu¹ / jā́nū¹
Accusative जानु
jā́nu
जानुनी
jā́nunī
जानूनि / जानु¹ / जानू¹
jā́nūni / jā́nu¹ / jā́nū¹
Instrumental जानुना / जान्वा¹
jā́nunā / jā́nvā¹
जानुभ्याम्
jā́nubhyām
जानुभिः
jā́nubhiḥ
Dative जानुने / जानवे¹ / जान्वे¹
jā́nune / jā́nave¹ / jā́nve¹
जानुभ्याम्
jā́nubhyām
जानुभ्यः
jā́nubhyaḥ
Ablative जानुनः / जानोः¹ / जान्वः¹
jā́nunaḥ / jā́noḥ¹ / jā́nvaḥ¹
जानुभ्याम्
jā́nubhyām
जानुभ्यः
jā́nubhyaḥ
Genitive जानुनः / जानोः¹ / जान्वः¹
jā́nunaḥ / jā́noḥ¹ / jā́nvaḥ¹
जानुनोः
jā́nunoḥ
जानूनाम्
jā́nūnām
Locative जानुनि / जानौ¹
jā́nuni / jā́nau¹
जानुनोः
jā́nunoḥ
जानुषु
jā́nuṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

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    • Sinhalese: දන (dana)
  • Pali: jānu
  • Romani: dṓni
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    • Lahnda:
      Khetrani: [script needed] (jā̃ṇu)
  • Telugu: జానువు (jānuvu)

References