कारण

See also: करुणा, करण, कर्ण, and करणे

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कारण (kāraṇa, “cause, reason”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [käːrəɳ]

Noun

कारण • (kāraṇ) m (Urdu spelling کارن‎)

1. cause

   यह सब आपके कारण हुआ।

   yah sab āpke kāraṇ huā.

   All this happened because of you.

2. reason

   इस पर विश्‍वास करने का कोई कारण नहीं है।

   is par viś‍vās karne kā koī kāraṇ nahī̃ hai.

   There is no reason to believe this.

Synonyms

• वजह (vajah)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “कारण”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowing from Sanskrit कारण (kāraṇa).

Conjunction

कारण • (kāraṇ)

1. because

Noun

कारण • (kāraṇ) n

1. cause
2. reason

References

• Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “कारण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “कारण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press