सकना

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सकना

/sək.nɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[sɐk.näː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Apabhramsa सक्कइ (sakkaï), from Prakrit 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (sakkaï), from Sanskrit श॒क्नोति॑ (śaknóti), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćaknáwti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱek- + *-néwti. Cognate with Punjabi ਸਕਣਾ (sakṇā), Nepali सक्नु (saknu), Gujarati શકવું (śakvũ), Marathi शकणे (śakṇe), Konkani शक्चे (śakce).

verb saknā · سکنا · सक · सकना · सकने · सककर

to be able
auxiliary, modal can मैं अपने आप कर सकता हूँ!

In English

can to be able to; to know how to
be able to have ability to

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MLA

"सकना." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

सकना. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE

Chicago

"सकना." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {सकना},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}