kerana
English
editAlternative forms
editNoun
editkerana (plural keranas)
Estonian
editNoun
editkerana
Javanese
editRomanization
editkerana
- Romanization of ꦏꦼꦫꦤ
Malay
editEtymology
editFrom Sanskrit कारण (kāraṇa, “cause; reason”) (compare Indonesian karena). Doublet of kerani.
Pronunciation
edit- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [kə.ra.nə], [kə.rə.nə]
- (Baku) IPA(key): [kə.ra.na], [kə.rə.na]
- Hyphenation: ke‧ra‧na
Conjunction
editkerana (Jawi spelling کران)
- because
- Synonyms: akibat, lantaran, disebabkan, oleh sebab, sebab
- 2000, “Keranamu Malaysia”, Siso Kopratasa (Syed Indera Syed Omar) (lyrics), Pak Ngah (Suhaimi Mohd Zain) (music):
- Keranamu kami bebas merdeka,
Keranamu nyawa dipertaruhkan,
Keranamu rela kami berjuang,
Demi bangsa kedaulatan negara.- Because of you we are free and independent,
Because of you lives were at stake,
Because of you we are willing to fight,
For our nation and sovereignty.
- Because of you we are free and independent,
Usage notes
edit- kerana is usually used in the middle of a sentence and not at the beginning of a sentence.
Alternative forms
edit- (Indonesian) karena
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “kerana” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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