karena

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kerana, karena, from Classical Malay kerana, karena, karana, from Sanskrit कारण (kāraṇa, “cause; reason”), from vṛddhi derivative of करण (káraṇa). Doublet of kerani.

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [ˈkaɾəna]
(faster pronunciation) IPA^(key): [ˈkaɾna]
Hyphenation: ka‧rê‧na

Conjunction

karêna

because

Alternative forms

karana (Minangkabau)
kerana (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
karna (nonstandard)

Synonyms

sebab
lantaran
secara (colloquial)

Derived terms

dikarenakan

Further reading

“karena” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

West Makian

Etymology

An unadapted borrowing from Indonesian karena, preserving the schwa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈka.r̪ə.n̪a/

Conjunction

karena

because, since
Synonyms: amo, sebap, serta

References

Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics (as kárěna)

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