ಜನಿವಾರ

Kannada

Alternative forms

• ಜನಿಬಾರ (janibāra), ಜನ್ನಿವಾರ (jannivāra), ಜೆನಿವಾರ (jenivāra)

Etymology

First attested as Old Kannada ಜನ್ನವಿರ (jannavira), ಜನ್ನವರ (jannavara). The word was borrowed from Prakrit जण्णोववीय (jaṇṇovavīya), which is from Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavīta). The term underwent vowel alteration as the /i/ from ಜನ್ನವಿರ (jannavira) seems to have influenced ಜನ್ನವರ (jannavara) to give rise to this term. For further explanation of the term's unusual form, see ಜನ್ನವಿರ (jannavira).

Noun

ಜನಿವಾರ • (janivāra) n

1. (Hinduism) a sacred thread worn over the left shoulder and under the right arm by Brahmin men and boys

   Synonyms: ಯಜ್ಞೋಪವೀತ (yajñōpavīta), ನೂಲು (nūlu)