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 (2015) “kerana”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN