Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jahnu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
jah-nu
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A king and rishi of the Lunar dynasty who drank the river Ganga and then released her through his ear.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जह्नु (jahnu).

Questions

What does jahnu mean?
A king and rishi of the Lunar dynasty who drank the river Ganga and then released her through his ear.
Where does jahnu come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit जह्नु (jahnu).

How to pronounce jahnu

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