କାରଣ

Odia

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit କାରଣ (kāraṇa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾɔɳɔ/

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Noun

କାରଣ (kāraṇa)

1. cause; reason; occasion; antecedent
2. root; cause
3. motive; object
4. necessity
5. body
6. killing; murder
7. creation
8. a kind of song(clarification of this definition is needed)
9. a kind of musical instrument(clarification of this definition is needed)
10. material; element

Conjunction

କାରଣ (kāraṇa)

1. because; whereas

References

• Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940), “କାରଣ”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press