Friday, December 19, 2008

जानना جاننا ♣ Eng. know, notice

जानना جاننا ♣ Eng. know, notice

[jānnā], v.t. to know, be aware of.

[◀MIA: Pk. jāṇaï ‘knows’; Pa. jānāti ‘knows’ ◀OIA jānā́ti ‘knows’ RV. <√jñā ‘know’ ◀PIE *ĝen-, ĝenǝ-, ĝnē-, ĝnō- ‘to know’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. know, can, cunning ] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. notice, notion, gnosis, noble ]

☞ (Platts, 1884) 0374; (Turner, 1966) 5193, p.290; (Pali-Eng., 1925) 282; (MW, 1899) 0425; (Pokorny, 1959) 0376; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 1.599

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