🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

जानना

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jaannā

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Know/noʊ/
verbCEFR A1 (Beginner)Top #45 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"मैं सच जानता हूँ।"

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information.

    "She knows the truth about what happened yesterday."
  2. 2

    To have acquired information or a skill through experience or education.

    "He knows how to speak fluent Spanish."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English verb 'cnāwan', meaning 'to recognize, identify, or be acquainted with', tracing back to Proto-Germanic '*knēaną'. This ultimately stems from the Proto-Indo-European root '*ǵneh₁-', meaning 'to know', sharing cognates across numerous Indo-European languages such as Latin 'gnoscere' and Greek 'gignōskein'.

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