ꦏꦿꦤ

Javanese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɔ.nɔ/

Noun

ꦏꦿꦤ (krana)

  1. (literary) reason, cause
    Synonym: ꦏꦫꦤ (karana)
  2. because of

Further reading

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