caraṇa

See also: carana, Carana, and caraṇā

Old Javanese

Alternative forms

• cara

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चरण (caraṇa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃa.ra.na/
• Rhymes: -na
• Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧ṇa

Noun

caraṇa

1. foot

   Synonyms: dagan, kikil, pāda, suku

2. tray, salver
3. a kind of prepared food
4. adornment, decoration

Derived terms

• acaraṇa
• añaraṇa
• cacarana
• cinaraṇa
• cumaraṇa

 

• manḍapa carana
• padmacaraṇa
• panti carana

 

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦕꦫꦤ (carana) (inherited)

Further reading

• "caraṇa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀘𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• चरण (Devanagari script)
• চরণ (Bengali script)
• චරණ (Sinhalese script)
• စရဏ or ၸရꧣ (Burmese script)
• จรณ or จะระณะ (Thai script)
• ᨧᩁᨱ (Tai Tham script)
• ຈຣຓ or ຈະຣະຓະ (Lao script)
• ចរណ (Khmer script)
• 𑄌𑄢𑄕 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चरण (caraṇa). By surface analysis, car +‎ -ana.

Noun

caraṇa n

1. walking about
2. foot (part of body)
3. conduct, behaviour (especially good behaviour)

Declension

Declension table of "caraṇa" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	caraṇaṃ	caraṇāni
Accusative (second)	caraṇaṃ	caraṇāni
Instrumental (third)	caraṇena	caraṇehi or caraṇebhi
Dative (fourth)	caraṇassa or caraṇāya or caraṇatthaṃ	caraṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	caraṇasmā or caraṇamhā or caraṇā	caraṇehi or caraṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)	caraṇassa	caraṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	caraṇasmiṃ or caraṇamhi or caraṇe	caraṇesu
Vocative (calling)	caraṇa	caraṇāni

Related terms

• caraṇā

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “caraṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead