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Webster 1913 Edition
Jantu
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Jan′tu
Noun.
A machine of great antiquity, used in Bengal for raising water to irrigate land.
Knight.
Definition 2024
jantu
jantu
English
Noun
jantu (plural not attested)
- (archaic) An ancient Indian machine used to raise water to irrigate land.
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Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- जन्तु (Devanagari script)
- ජන්තු (Sinhalese script)
- ဇန္တု (Burmese script)
- ជន្តុ (Khmer script)
- ชนฺตุ (Thai script)
Noun
jantu m
- creature; living being