קענען

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German kennen, a conflation of Old High German kennan (“to know”) and kunnan (“to be able to”), from Proto-West Germanic *kannijan (“to make known”) and *kunnan (“to know”).

Compare German kennen (“to know”) and können (“to be able to”). Cognate to English ken and can, and more distantly know.

Verb

קענען • (kenen) (past participle געקענט‎ (gekent))

  1. to know
  2. to be able to, can

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • קענטניש‎ (kentnish)
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