जनक

See also: जनको and -जनक

Braj

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जनक (janaka).

Noun

जनक (janak) m

1. father
   • Sūrdās, Sūrsāgar 36.3:

     को है जनक कौन है जननी

     ko hai janak kaun hai jannī

     • 1991 translation by Rupert Snell

       who is his father, who is his mother

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जनक (janaka).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə.nək/, [d͡ʒɐ.nɐk]

Noun

जनक • (janak) m

1. father

   Synonym: पितृ (pitŕ)

Declension

Declension of जनक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जनक janak	जनक janak
oblique	जनक janak	जनकों janakõ
vocative	जनक janak	जनको janako

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• janaka (Latin script)
• 𑀚𑀦𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• জনক (Bengali script)
• ජනක (Sinhalese script)
• ဇနက or ၹၼၵ (Burmese script)
• ชนก or ชะนะกะ (Thai script)
• ᨩᨶᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ຊນກ or ຊະນະກະ (Lao script)
• ជនក (Khmer script)
• 𑄎𑄚𑄇 (Chakma script)

Adjective

जनक

1. Devanagari script form of janaka (“producing”)

Declension

Declension table of "जनक" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	जनको (janako)	जनका (janakā)
Accusative (second)	जनकं (janakaṃ)	जनके (janake)
Instrumental (third)	जनकेन (janakena)	जनकेहि (janakehi) or जनकेभि (janakebhi)
Dative (fourth)	जनकस्स (janakassa) or जनकाय (janakāya) or जनकत्थं (janakatthaṃ)	जनकानं (janakānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	जनकस्मा (janakasmā) or जनकम्हा (janakamhā) or जनका (janakā)	जनकेहि (janakehi) or जनकेभि (janakebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	जनकस्स (janakassa)	जनकानं (janakānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	जनकस्मिं (janakasmiṃ) or जनकम्हि (janakamhi) or जनके (janake)	जनकेसु (janakesu)
Vocative (calling)	जनक (janaka)	जनका (janakā)

Declension table of "जनिका" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	जनिका (janikā)	जनिकायो (janikāyo) or जनिका (janikā)
Accusative (second)	जनिकं (janikaṃ)	जनिकायो (janikāyo) or जनिका (janikā)
Instrumental (third)	जनिकाय (janikāya)	जनिकाहि (janikāhi) or जनिकाभि (janikābhi)
Dative (fourth)	जनिकाय (janikāya)	जनिकानं (janikānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	जनिकाय (janikāya)	जनिकाहि (janikāhi) or जनिकाभि (janikābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	जनिकाय (janikāya)	जनिकानं (janikānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	जनिकाय (janikāya) or जनिकायं (janikāyaṃ)	जनिकासु (janikāsu)
Vocative (calling)	जनिके (janike)	जनिकायो (janikāyo) or जनिका (janikā)

Declension table of "जनक" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	जनकं (janakaṃ)	जनकानि (janakāni)
Accusative (second)	जनकं (janakaṃ)	जनकानि (janakāni)
Instrumental (third)	जनकेन (janakena)	जनकेहि (janakehi) or जनकेभि (janakebhi)
Dative (fourth)	जनकस्स (janakassa) or जनकाय (janakāya) or जनकत्थं (janakatthaṃ)	जनकानं (janakānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	जनकस्मा (janakasmā) or जनकम्हा (janakamhā) or जनका (janakā)	जनकेहि (janakehi) or जनकेभि (janakebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	जनकस्स (janakassa)	जनकानं (janakānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	जनकस्मिं (janakasmiṃ) or जनकम्हि (janakamhi) or जनके (janake)	जनकेसु (janakesu)
Vocative (calling)	जनक (janaka)	जनकानि (janakāni)

Noun

जनक m (feminine जनिका)

1. Devanagari script form of janaka (“father”)

Declension

Declension table of "जनक" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	जनको (janako)	जनका (janakā)
Accusative (second)	जनकं (janakaṃ)	जनके (janake)
Instrumental (third)	जनकेन (janakena)	जनकेहि (janakehi) or जनकेभि (janakebhi)
Dative (fourth)	जनकस्स (janakassa) or जनकाय (janakāya) or जनकत्थं (janakatthaṃ)	जनकानं (janakānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	जनकस्मा (janakasmā) or जनकम्हा (janakamhā) or जनका (janakā)	जनकेहि (janakehi) or जनकेभि (janakebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	जनकस्स (janakassa)	जनकानं (janakānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	जनकस्मिं (janakasmiṃ) or जनकम्हि (janakamhi) or जनके (janake)	जनकेसु (janakesu)
Vocative (calling)	जनक (janaka)	जनका (janakā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• জনক (Assamese script)
• ᬚᬦᬓ (Balinese script)
• জনক (Bengali script)
• 𑰕𑰡𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀚𑀦𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• ဇနက (Burmese script)
• જનક (Gujarati script)
• ਜਨਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌜𑌨𑌕 (Grantha script)
• ꦗꦤꦏ (Javanese script)
• 𑂔𑂢𑂍 (Kaithi script)
• ಜನಕ (Kannada script)
• ជនក (Khmer script)
• ຊນກ (Lao script)
• ജനക (Malayalam script)
• ᡯᠠᠨᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘕𑘡𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᠽᠠᠨᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦵𑧁𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐖𑐣𑐎 (Newa script)
• ଜନକ (Odia script)
• ꢙꢥꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆘𑆤𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖕𑖡𑖎 (Siddham script)
• ජනක (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩣𑩯𑩜 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚑𑚝𑚊 (Takri script)
• ஜநக (Tamil script)
• జనక (Telugu script)
• ชนก (Thai script)
• ཛ་ན་ཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒖𑒢𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨥𑨝𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root जन् (jan, “to give birth”) +‎ -अक (-aka), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɐ.nɐ.kɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɐ.n̪ɐ.kɐ/

Noun

जनक • (janaka) stem, m

1. a progenitor, father
2. (music) a kind of measure

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of जनक

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	जनकः (janakaḥ)	जनकौ (janakau) जनका¹ (janakā¹)	जनकाः (janakāḥ) जनकासः¹ (janakāsaḥ¹)
vocative	जनक (janaka)	जनकौ (janakau) जनका¹ (janakā¹)	जनकाः (janakāḥ) जनकासः¹ (janakāsaḥ¹)
accusative	जनकम् (janakam)	जनकौ (janakau) जनका¹ (janakā¹)	जनकान् (janakān)
instrumental	जनकेन (janakena)	जनकाभ्याम् (janakābhyām)	जनकैः (janakaiḥ) जनकेभिः¹ (janakebhiḥ¹)
dative	जनकाय (janakāya)	जनकाभ्याम् (janakābhyām)	जनकेभ्यः (janakebhyaḥ)
ablative	जनकात् (janakāt)	जनकाभ्याम् (janakābhyām)	जनकेभ्यः (janakebhyaḥ)
genitive	जनकस्य (janakasya)	जनकयोः (janakayoḥ)	जनकानाम् (janakānām)
locative	जनके (janake)	जनकयोः (janakayoḥ)	जनकेषु (janakeṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Proper noun

जनक • (janaka)

1. name of a king of विदेह or मिथिला (son of मिथि and father of उदावसु)
2. name of another king of मिथिला (son of ह्रस्व-रोमन् and father of Sita)
3. name of another king Rājat
4. name of a disciple of भगवत्
5. name of several official men Rājat
6. (in the plural) the descendants of जनक

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of जनक

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	जनकः (janakaḥ)	जनकौ (janakau) जनका¹ (janakā¹)	जनकाः (janakāḥ) जनकासः¹ (janakāsaḥ¹)
vocative	जनक (janaka)	जनकौ (janakau) जनका¹ (janakā¹)	जनकाः (janakāḥ) जनकासः¹ (janakāsaḥ¹)
accusative	जनकम् (janakam)	जनकौ (janakau) जनका¹ (janakā¹)	जनकान् (janakān)
instrumental	जनकेन (janakena)	जनकाभ्याम् (janakābhyām)	जनकैः (janakaiḥ) जनकेभिः¹ (janakebhiḥ¹)
dative	जनकाय (janakāya)	जनकाभ्याम् (janakābhyām)	जनकेभ्यः (janakebhyaḥ)
ablative	जनकात् (janakāt)	जनकाभ्याम् (janakābhyām)	जनकेभ्यः (janakebhyaḥ)
genitive	जनकस्य (janakasya)	जनकयोः (janakayoḥ)	जनकानाम् (janakānām)
locative	जनके (janake)	जनकयोः (janakayoḥ)	जनकेषु (janakeṣu)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899