carian

See also: Carian and carían

Indonesian

Etymology

From cari +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈri.an/
• Rhymes: -an
• Hyphenation: ca‧ri‧an

Noun

carian

1. finding; searching; seeking (something from the result or action of the verbs)

Malay

Etymology

cari +‎ -an

Noun

carian (Jawi spelling چارين, plural carian-carian or carian²)

1. search

Further reading

• “carian”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *karōn, from Proto-Germanic *karōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑ.ri.ɑn/

Verb

carian

1. to care about
2. (intransitive) to care, to feel concern, affection or interest
3. to have anxiety

Conjugation

Conjugation of carian (weak, class 2)

infinitive	carian	carienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	cariġe	carode
second person singular	carast	carodest
third person singular	caraþ	carode
plural	cariaþ	carodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	cariġe	carode
plural	cariġen	caroden
imperative
singular	cara
plural	cariaþ
participle	present	past
	cariende	(ġe)carod

Related terms

• caru

Descendants

• Middle English: caren, carien
  • English: care
  • Scots: care, cair
  • Yola: caars (sg.3)