janeu.
A sacred thread or cord received as a rite of passage by someone studying under a guru.
Meaning & usage
A sacred thread or cord received as a rite of passage by someone studying under a guru.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyaȷ́nás Sanskrit यज्ञ (yajña) Sanskrit उपव्ये (upavye) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás Sanskrit -इत (-ita) Sanskrit उपवीत (upavīta) Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavīta) Prakrit 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀅 (jaṇṇovavīa) Hindi जनेऊ (janeū)bor. English janeu Transliteration of Hindi जनेऊ (janeū), from Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavīta).
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