ਕਾਰਣੁ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਕਾਰਨੁ (kāranu)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀡 (kāraṇa).

Noun

ਕਾਰਣੁ (kāraṇu) m

1. reason, cause, creation

   ਕਾਰਣੁ ਕਰਿ ― kāraṇu kari ― fashion, creation (of God)

Derived terms

• ਕਾਰਣਿ (kāraṇi, “by reason of, because of, for”)

Descendants

• Punjabi: kāran

  Gurmukhi script: ਕਾਰਨ

  Shahmukhi script: کارَن

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਕਾਰਣੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 79
• “ਕਾਰਣੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kāraṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 156