જનોઈ

Gujarati

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyaȷ́nás

Sanskrit यज्ञ (yajña)

Sanskrit उपव्ये (upavye)

Sanskrit -इत (-ita)

Sanskrit उपवीत (upavīta)

Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavīta)

Prakrit 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀅 (jaṇṇovavīa)

Gujarati જનોઈ (janoī)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀅 (jaṇṇovavīa), from Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavītá). Cognate with Hindi जनेऊ (janeū), Konkani जान्वें (zānvễ), Marathi जानवे (j̈ānve).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒə.noi/
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: જ‧નોઈ

Noun

જનોઈ • (janoī) f or n

1. (Hinduism) janeu

Declension

Declension of જનોઈ
	singular	plural
nominative	જનોઈ (janoī)	જનોઈઓ (janoīo)
oblique	જનોઈ (janoī)	જનોઈઓ (janoīo)
vocative	જનોઈ (janoī)	જનોઈઓ (janoīo)
instrumental	જનોઈ (janoī)	જનોઈઓ (janoīo)
locative	જનોઈએ (janoīe)	જનોઈઓએ (janoīoe)

Further reading

• “જનોઈ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.