ꦏꦫꦤ

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Javanese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ꦏꦫꦤ (karana)

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

Further reading

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