ꦏꦿꦤ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese kāraṇa (“cause, reason; stratagem, trick”), from Sanskrit कारण (kāraṇa, “cause; reason”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɔ.nɔ/

Noun

ꦏꦿꦤ (krana)

1. (literary) reason, cause

   Synonym: ꦏꦫꦤ (karana)

2. because of

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011), “krana”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN