cun

English

verb
Definitions
  • (obsolete) To know.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English cunnen (try) inherited from Old English cunnan (be able to, know how to, know how, know) inherited from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną (know, know how, recognize, be able, be familiar with).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*kunnaną

Gloss

know, know how, recognize, be able, be familiar with

Concept
Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

知

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