कारण

See also: करुणा, करण, कर्ण, and करणे

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɑː.ɾəɳ/, [käː.ɾɐ̃ɳ]

Noun

कारण • (kāraṇ) m (Urdu spelling کارن)

1. cause

   (deprecated template usage) यह सब आपके कारण हुआ। ― yah sab āpke kāraṇ huā. ― All this happened because of you.

2. reason

   (deprecated template usage)

   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

Borrowed from Sanskrit कारण (kāraṇa).

Conjunction

कारण • (kāraṇ)

1. because

Noun

कारण • (kāraṇ) n

1. cause
2. reason

References

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