קענען

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German kennen, a conflation of Old High German kennan (to know) and kunnan (to be able to), from Proto-West Germanic *kannijan (to make known) and *kunnan (to know).

Compare German kennen (to know) and können (to be able to). Cognate to English ken and can, and more distantly know.

Verb

קענען (kenen) (past participle געקענט (gekent))

  1. to know
  2. to be able to, can

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