Khmer
Etymology
From Pali karaṇà, from Sanskrit कारण (kāraṇa, “reason, cause”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic |
ករណី krṇī |
| Phonemic |
កៈ-រ៉ៈ-ណី / ក-រ្ណី k`-r″`-ṇī / k-r̥ṇī |
| WT romanisation |
kaʼraʼnəy, kɑrnəy |
| (standard) IPA(key) |
/kaʔ.raʔ.nəj/ ~ /kɑ.ˈrnəj/ |
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Noun
ករណី • (kaʼraʼnəy)
- instance, case
- motive, reason, cause