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English
Noun
jantu (plural not attested)
- (archaic) An ancient Indian machine used to raise water to irrigate land.
References
- Edward H[enry] Knight (1877) “Jantu”, in Knight’s American Mechanical Dictionary. , volumes II (GAS–REA), New York, N.Y.: Hurd and Houghton , →OCLC.
- “jantu”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Naga Pidgin
Etymology
Inherited from Assamese জন্তু (zontu).
Noun
jantu
- animal
Pali
Alternative forms
Noun
jantu m
- creature; living being