Khmer

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Etymology

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From Pali karaṇà, from Sanskrit कारण (kāraṇa, reason, cause).

Pronunciation

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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/

Noun

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ករណី (kaʼraʼnəy)

  1. instance, case
  2. motive, reason, cause