This is the 64th most frequent Marathi word.
जण
Person; people.
Here, 'जणू' means 'as if' or 'like', used for comparison.
तो जणू राजा होता.
He was like a king.
In this context, 'जण' means 'people'.
घरी पहाटे काही जण आले होते.
Some people came home in the morning.
Here, 'जणू' conveys an imaginary or figurative sense, meaning 'as though'.