ज्ञु

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• জ্ঞু (Assamese script)
• ᬚ᭄ᬜᬸ (Balinese script)
• জ্ঞু (Bengali script)
• 𑰕𑰿𑰗𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀚𑁆𑀜𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• ဇ္ဉု (Burmese script)
• જ્ઞુ (Gujarati script)
• ਜ੍ਞੁ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍁 (Grantha script)
• ꦘꦸ (Javanese script)
• 𑂔𑂹𑂖𑂳 (Kaithi script)
• ಜ್ಞು (Kannada script)
• ជ្ញុ (Khmer script)
• ຊ຺ຎຸ (Lao script)
• ജ്ഞു (Malayalam script)
• ᡯᠨᡳᠶᡠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘕𑘿𑘗𑘳 (Modi script)
• ᠽᡛᠤ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦵𑧠𑦷𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐖𑑂𑐘𑐸 (Newa script)
• ଜ୍ଞୁ (Odia script)
• ꢙ꣄ꢛꢸ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆘𑇀𑆚𑆶 (Sharada script)
• 𑖕𑖿𑖗𑖲 (Siddham script)
• ඥු (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩣 𑪙𑩥𑩒 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚑𑚶𑚓𑚰 (Takri script)
• ஜ்ஞு (Tamil script)
• జ్ఞు (Telugu script)
• ชฺญุ (Thai script)
• ཛྙུ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒖𑓂𑒘𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨥𑩇𑨓𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́nu, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵnu, zero-grade of *ǵónu (“knee”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬲𐬥𐬎 (žnu, “knee”); see जानु (jānu) for more cognates.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɲu/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɲu/

Noun

ज्ञु • (jñu) stem, ?

1. (in compounds) knee
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.1.6:

     तं त्वा वयं दम आ दीदिवांसमुप ज्ञुबाधो नमसा सदेम ॥

     taṃ tvā vayaṃ dama ā dīdivāṃsamupa jñubādho namasā sadema.

     Let us approach thee, shining, in thy dwelling, kneeling upon our knees, with adoration.

Derived terms

• अभिज्ञु (abhijñu)
• असितज्ञु (asitajñú)
• ऊर्ध्वज्ञु (ūrdhvájñu)
• ज्ञुबाध् (jñubā́dh)
• प्रज्ञु (prajñu)
• मितज्ञु (mitájñu)
• संज्ञु (saṃjñu)