karena

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• karna (nonstandard)
• krn (abbreviation)
• kerana (nonstandard, Standard Malay)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kerana, karena, from Classical Malay kerana, karena, karana, from Sanskrit कारण (kāraṇa, “cause; reason”), from vṛddhi derivative of करण (káraṇa). Doublet of kerani.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian)
  • IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈkarəna/ [ˈka.rə.na]
    • Rhymes: -arəna
    • Syllabification: ka‧re‧na
  • IPA^(key): (faster pronunciation) /ˈkarna/ [ˈkar.na]
    • Rhymes: -arna

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Conjunction

karêna

1. because

   Synonyms: sebab, lantaran

2. since

Derived terms

• dikarenakan

Further reading

• “karena” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

West Makian

Etymology

An unadapted borrowing from Indonesian karena, preserving the schwa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.r̪ə.n̪a/

Conjunction

karena

1. because, since

   Synonyms: amo, sebap, serta

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics (as kárěna)