ꦏꦼꦫꦤ

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Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Javanese kāraṇa (cause, reason; stratagem, trick), from Sanskrit कारण (kāraṇa, cause; reason). Compare Malay kerana.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ꦏꦼꦫꦤ (kerana)

  1. (dialectal) reason, cause; because

Further reading[edit]

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “kerana”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN