शकणे

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 *ḱak-néw-ti, from *ḱak- (“to be able”). Cognate with Konkani शक्चे (śakce), Gujarati શકવું (śakvũ), Hindi सकना (saknā), Punjabi ਸਕਣਾ (sakṇā) / سَکنا‎ (saknā).

Verb

शकणे • (śakṇe) (intransitive)

to be able to
(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

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

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
Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “शकणें”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.

[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