kerana
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
kerana (plural keranas)
Estonian[edit]
Noun[edit]
kerana
Javanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
kerana
- Romanization of ꦏꦼꦫꦤ
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit कारण (kāraṇa, “cause; reason”) (compare Indonesian karena). Doublet of kerani.
Pronunciation[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
kerana (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[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “kerana” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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