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Etymology edit

kāra (word) +‎ anta (end)

Noun edit

kāranta m

  1. final sound or letter of a word
    • Sixth century AD, Kaccāyana Thera, Nāmakappa, Theravadin Sangha, Rule 59 therein
      Tehi sabbanāmehi akārantehi smāsmiṃ saiccetesaṃ tayo ā e āyādesā neva honti.
      The three singular case-endings 'smā', 'smiṃ' and 'sa' do not become 'ā', 'e' and 'āya' respectively, after pronouns ending in 'a'.

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