शकणे

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Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘫𑘎𑘜𑘹 (śakaṇe), 𑘭𑘎𑘜𑘹 (sakaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (sakkaï), from Sanskrit शक्नोति (śaknóti),[1] from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śaknáwti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćaknáwti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱₔk-néw-ti, from the root *ḱek- (to be able). Cognate with Konkani शक्चे (śakce), Gujarati શકવું (śakvũ), Hindi सकना (saknā), Punjabi ਸਕਣਾ (sakṇā) / سَکنا (saknā).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɕək.ɳe/

Verb

शकणे (śakṇe) (intransitive)

  1. to be able to
  2. (modal auxiliary) can

Usage notes

शकणे (śakṇe) is V2 in the verbal construction V1 + V2 in which V1 is the main verb suffixed with -ऊ.[2]

मी हे काम करू शकतो.
mī he kām karū śakto.
I can do this work.

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śaknṓti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Dhongde, Ramesh Vaman, Wali, Kashi (2009) Marathi, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Pub. Co., page 69

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “शकणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शकणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “शकणें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).