Be able in Hindi — Meaning of सकना

📖 Meaning of “be able”

The meaning of “be able” in Hindi is सकना — it is a verb. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

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(verb) सकना

📘 Definition of be able

to be able

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱek-
Proto-Indo-European *-néwti
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćaknáwti
Sanskrit श॒क्नोति॑ (śaknóti)
Prakrit 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (sakkaï)
Apabhramsa सक्कइ (sakkaï)
Hindi सकना
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).

Quick facts about “be able”

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Word (English)

Be able

Meaning in Hindi

सकना

Part of speech

Verb

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Word Origin (Etymology)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱek-
Proto-Indo-European *-néwti
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćaknáwti
Sanskrit श॒क्नोति॑ (śaknóti)
Prakrit 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (sakkaï)
Apabhramsa सक्कइ (sakkaï)
Hindi सकना
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).

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "be able" is सकना.

In Devanagari script it is written as सकना.

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