ꦏꦫꦤ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese kāraṇa (“cause, reason; stratagem, trick”), from Sanskrit कारण (kāraṇa, “cause; reason”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔ.ˈrɔ.nɔ/

Noun

ꦏꦫꦤ (karana)

  1. (literary) reason, cause
  2. (literary) because
    Synonym: ꦏꦼꦫꦤ (kerana)

Further reading
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “karana”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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