𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀇 (sakkei)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शक्नोति (śaknóti). Cognate with Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀡𑁄𑀤𑀺 (sakkaṇodi), Pali sakkoti. Doublet of 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀡𑁄𑀤𑀺 (sakkaṇodi).

Verb

𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (sakkaï) (Devanagari सक्कइ, Kannada ಸಕ್ಕಇ) (intransitive) (Khasa, Maharastri, Paisaci)

to be able to
Synonym: 𑀢𑀭𑀇 (taraï)

Descendants

Konkani: śakce
Devanagari script: शक्चे

Kannada script: ಶಕ್ಚೆ

Latin script: xakche
Nepali: सक्नु (saknu)
Old Marathi:
Modi script: 𑘫𑘎𑘜𑘹 (śakaṇe), 𑘭𑘎𑘜𑘹 (sakaṇe)

Devanagari script: शकणे (śakaṇe), सकणे (sakaṇe)
- Marathi: शकणे (śakṇe)
Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਸਕਣਾ (sakṇā)

Shahmukhi script: سَکنا (saknā)

References

Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 358.
Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 123.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śaknṓti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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