सक्नु

Nepali

Etymology

    Inherited from Apabhramsa सक्कइ (sakkaï), from Prakrit 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (sakkaï), from Sanskrit श॒क्नोति॑ (śaknóti), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćaknáwti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱek- + *-néwti.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [sʌknu]
    • Phonetic Devanagari: सक्नु

    Verb

    सक्नु • (saknu)

    1. to be able; can
    2. to complete

    Conjugation

    References

    Further reading

    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “सक्नु”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 578
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      Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “सक्नु”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar