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- Sanskrit · borrowed fromयज्ञोपवीत
- English todayyajnopavita
Borrowed from Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavīta). Doublet of janeu.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
yajnopavita
Today it means: A sacred thread worn during the upanayana ritual. Full definition →
Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीत