kāraṇa

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit कारण (kāraṇa, cause; reason).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kāraṇa

  1. cause, reason
  2. the Supreme Cause.
    Synonyms: mahākāraṇa, paramakāraṇa
  3. stratagem, trick

Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Javanese: ꦏꦫꦤ (karana, reason, cause; because), ꦏꦿꦤ (krana, reason; because of), ꦏꦼꦫꦤ (kerana, because)
  • Balinese: ᬓᬭᬡ (karana, cause, origin, reason)

Further reading

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  • "kāraṇa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.