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 (2011) “karana”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN