jane

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /d͡ʒeɪn/ Rhymes: -eɪn Homophone: Jain === Etymology 1 === From Old French Jannes (“Genoa”). ==== Noun ==== jane (plural janes) (obsolete) A silver Genovese coin, first used in England in the 14th century. 14th c, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Rime of Sire Thopas, The Canterbury Tales, 1793, A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain, Volume 1, page 124, His robe was of chekelatoun, / That coste many a jane. === Etymology 2 === Alternative forms. ==== Noun ==== jane (plural janes) Alternative letter-case form of Jane, a woman. Alternative spelling of jean. A female client of a prostitute. === Anagrams === Jaen, Jaén, Jean, Jena, jean == Japanese == === Romanization === jane Rōmaji transcription of じゃね == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Noun === jane locative singular of jana accusative plural of jana