ꦏꦼꦫꦤ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese kāraṇa (“cause, reason; stratagem, trick”), from Sanskrit कारण (kāraṇa, “cause; reason”). Compare Malay kerana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kə.ˈrɔ.nɔ/

Noun

ꦏꦼꦫꦤ (kerana)

  1. (dialectal) reason, cause; because

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “kerana”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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