janeu
janeu noun: a sacred thread or cord received as a rite of passage by someone studying under a guru.
Noun
janeu (plural janeus)
- A sacred thread or cord received as a rite of passage by someone studying under a guru.
- 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.2003, Bhawan Singh Rana, Indian Critiques of Gandhi, page 181
- The origin of the janëu has not been explained as yet; many believe it to be the remnant of a garment.2007, Klaus K. Klostermaier, A Survey of Hinduism, 3rd edition, page 150
janeu meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Malayalam
janeu in Hindi
- Translations
- जनेऊ janeū
janeu in Marathi
- Translations
- जानवे j̈ānve
janeu in Urdu
- janeu
- جنیئو janeū
janeu in Malayalam
- Translations
- പൂണൂൽ pūṇūl
More languagesFewer languages
- janeu in Punjabi
- ਜੰਞੂ jãñū
- janeu in Gujarati
- જનોઈ janoī
- janeu in Sanskrit
- यज्ञोपवीत yajñopavītá
Forms of janeu
| plural | janeus |
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Origin of janeu
Transliteration of Hindi जनेऊ (janeū), from Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavīta).
Questions about janeu
- What does janeu mean?
- Janeu means a sacred thread or cord received as a rite of passage by someone studying under a guru.
- What is janeu in Hindi?
- Janeu in Hindi is जनेऊ (janeū). See Janeu meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is janeu?
- Janeu is a noun.
- What is the plural of janeu?
- The plural of janeu is janeus.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: janeu (page history and authors); جنیئو (Urdu) (page history and authors); ਜੰਞੂ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); જનોઈ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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