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जनेऊ jane`ū, jane`u, जनेव jane`o [Prk. जण्मोवअं; S. यज्ञ+उपवीतं], s.m. The sacrificial or sacred thread worn by the Brahmanical order among Hindūs (over the left shoulder and hanging down diagonally across the body to the right hip); a (thread-like) flaw in a jewel (such being regarded as sacred).
Origin: Hindi