karena

Indonesian

Etymology

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) IPA^(key): [ˈkaɾəna]
• (faster pronunciation) IPA^(key): [ˈkaɾna]
• Hyphenation: ka‧rê‧na

Conjunction

karêna

1. because

Alternative forms

• karana (Minangkabau)
• kerana (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
• karna (nonstandard)

Synonyms

• sebab
• lantaran
• secara (colloquial)

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 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)