jāṇu

See also: janu, jānu, janü, jañu, and Janů

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀚𑀸𑀡𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• जाणु (Devanagari script)
• জাণু (Bengali script)
• ජාණු (Sinhalese script)
• ဇာဏု or ၹႃꧣု (Burmese script)
• ชาณุ (Thai script)
• ᨩᩣᨱᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ຊາຓຸ (Lao script)
• ជាណុ (Khmer script)
• 𑄎𑄂𑄕𑄪 (Chakma script)

Alternative scripts

• jānu (Latin script)
• 𑀚𑀸𑀦𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• जानु (Devanagari script)
• জানু (Bengali script)
• ජානු (Sinhalese script)
• ဇာနု or ၹႃၼု (Burmese script)
• ชานุ (Thai script)
• ᨩᩣᨶᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ຊານຸ (Lao script)
• ជានុ (Khmer script)
• 𑄎𑄂𑄚𑄪 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जानु (jānu). Doublet of jānu.

Noun

jāṇu n

1. knee
   • [1958, A. P. Buddhadatta Mahāthera, Concise Pāli-English Dictionary, 2nd edition (in English), page 128:

     Jāṇu, m. the knee.]

   • c. 420 AD, Buddhaghosa, Pāthikavaɡɡaṭṭhakathā‎^[1], page 4; republished Yanɡon, Myanmar: Ministry of Reliɡious Affairs, 2008:

     Catukkuṇḍikoti catusaṅghaṭṭito dve jāṇūni dve ca kappare bhūmiyaṁ ṭhapetvā vicarati.

     'Catukkuṇḍiko': He moves with four points of contact, having placed two knees and two elbows on the ground.

Declension

Declension table of "jāṇu" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	jāṇu	jāṇūni or jāṇū
Accusative (second)	jāṇuṃ	jāṇūni or jāṇū
Instrumental (third)	jāṇunā	jāṇūhi or jāṇūbhi
Dative (fourth)	jāṇussa or jāṇuno	jāṇūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	jāṇusmā or jāṇumhā	jāṇūhi or jāṇūbhi
Genitive (sixth)	jāṇussa or jāṇuno	jāṇūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	jāṇusmiṃ or jāṇumhi	jāṇūsu
Vocative (calling)	jāṇu	jāṇūni or jāṇū