کرن

See also: كرن

Malay

Noun

کرن (plural کرن-کرن or کرن۲, informal 1st possessive کرنکو, 2nd possessive کرنمو, 3rd possessive کرنڽ)

1. Jawi spelling of keran‎

Northern Kurdish

Verb

کرن (kirn)

1. Arabic spelling of kirin (“to do, to make; to marry”)

Persian

Etymology 1

Noun

کرن • (koron)

1. (music, especially Iranian traditional music) koron, a symbol used to lower a note by an interval smaller than a semitone and broadly corresponding to a quarter tone. It is used to show an effect on pitch in a similar way to a sharp or a flat.

   سی کرن ― si koron ― B lowered by an interval broadly corresponding to a quarter tone

   لا کرن ― lâ koron ― A lowered by an interval broadly corresponding to a quarter tone

   نت‌های کرن ― not-hâ-ye koron ― notes lowered by an interval broadly corresponding to a quarter-tone in Iranian traditional music

Etymology 2

Noun

کرن • (koran)

1. Alternative form of کرند (korand)

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit किरण (kiraṇa). First attested in c. 1518 as Middle Hindi کرن (krn /⁠kiran⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /kɪ.ɾən/
• Rhymes: -ən
• Hyphenation: کِ‧رَن

Noun

کِرَن • (kiran) f (Hindi spelling किरण)

1. ray, beam (of light, of the sun or moon etc.)

   Synonym: شُعاع (śuʻā‘)

2. tasselled lace (of silver, gold etc.)

Declension

Declension of کرن
	singular	plural
direct	کِرَن (kiran)	کِرَنیں (kiranẽ)
oblique	کِرَن (kiran)	کِرَنوں (kiranõ)
vocative	کِرَن (kiran)	کِرَنو (kirano)

Etymology 2

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa). First attested in c. 1657 as Middle Hindi کرن (krn /⁠karan⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /kə.ɾən/
• Rhymes: -ən
• Hyphenation: کَ‧رَن

Noun

کَرَن • (karan) m (Hindi spelling कर्ण) (obsolete or India)

1. (anatomy) the ear

Declension

Declension of کرن
	singular	plural
direct	کَرَن (karan)	کَرَنیں (karanẽ)
oblique	کَرَن (karan)	کَرَنوں (karanõ)
vocative	کَرَن (karan)	کَرَنو (karano)

Etymology 3

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit करण (karaṇa). First attested in c. 1611 as Middle Hindi کرن (krn /⁠karan⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /kə.ɾən/
• Rhymes: -ən
• Hyphenation: کَ‧رَن

Noun

کَرَن • (karan) m (Hindi spelling करण) (chiefly India)

1. making, doing
2. committing (a crime)
3. causing; producing

Declension

Declension of کرن
	singular	plural
direct	کَرَن (karan)	کَرَنیں (karanẽ)
oblique	کَرَن (karan)	کَرَنوں (karanõ)
vocative	کَرَن (karan)	کَرَنو (karano)

Further reading

• “کرن”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Fallon, Platts, Qureshi, Shakespear (2024) “کرن”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Urdu Dictionaries]