jānu

See also: janu, jāṇu, and janü

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 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)
Alternative forms
  • jāṇu (Latin script)
  • 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)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जानु (jānu).[1]

Noun

jānu n[1]

  1. knee

Declension
Declension table of "jānu" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)jānujānūni or jānū
Accusative (second)jānuṃjānūni or jānū
Instrumental (third)jānunājānūhi or jānūbhi
Dative (fourth)jānussa or jānunojānūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)jānusmā or jānumhājānūhi or jānūbhi
Genitive (sixth)jānussa or jānunojānūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)jānusmiṃ or jānumhijānūsu
Vocative (calling)jānujānūni or jānū

References
  1. Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “jānu”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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