As a Hindi name
जानि · noun · feminine
स्त्री । भार्या । जैसे, जानकीजानि — Śabdasāgara
जानि · adj
जानकार । जाननेवाला — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
ifc. = jani, a wife, (an-anya—jāni ‘having no other wife’)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "jāni" is the vocative of "jānī" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "jāni" is the vocative plural of "jā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "jāni" is the vocative plural of "ja" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
jāni mfn. ifc. (Pāṇ. v, 4, 134) = jani, a wife, Ragh. xv, 61 (an-anya—jāni mfn. ‘having no other wife’), Kathās. iic; Rājat. i, 258
cf. arundhatī, bhadrayuva, vi-, vitta-, sumaj-, sapta-
a- and dvi-jāni.
jāni A substitute for jāyā at the end of Bah. comp.
1. jānī f. a mother, L.
2. jānī (in colophons) corrupted fr. yajñika.
jā f. a race, tribe, AV. v, 11, 10
ifc. a daughter, MBh. &c.
1. ja the 3rd palatal letter (having the sound of j in jump).
2. ja mf(ā)n. (√ jan) ifc. born or descended from, produced or caused by, born or produced in or at or upon, growing in, living at, Mn.; MBh. &c.
Alternative readings
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