Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

janeu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ja-neu
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sacred thread or cord received as a rite of passage by someone studying under a guru.

Example Sentences

"The words bring back the memory of Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh guru, who gave up his life to the Mughal authorities for the upkeep of Hindu religious symbols: the janeu and the tilak."
"The origin of the janëu has not been explained as yet; many believe it to be the remnant of a garment."
"He had tied a diamond ring to his janeu thread and hidden it in the folds of his dhoti."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyaȷ́nás Sanskrit यज्ञ (yajña) Sanskrit उपव्ये (upavye) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás Sanskrit -इत (-ita) Sanskrit उपवीत (upavīta) Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavīta) Prakrit 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀅 (jaṇṇovavīa) Hindi जनेऊ (janeū)bor. English janeu Transliteration of Hindi जनेऊ (janeū), from Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavīta).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: यज्ञोपवीत

Inflected Forms

janeus (plural)

Questions

What does janeu mean?: A sacred thread or cord received as a rite of passage by someone studying under a guru.
Where does janeu come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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