caraṇa

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See also: carana, Carana, and caraṇā

Old Javanese

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चरण (caraṇa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃa.ra.na/
  • Rhymes: -na
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧ṇa

Noun

caraṇa

  1. foot
    Synonyms: dagan, kikil, pāda, suku
  2. tray, salver
  3. a kind of prepared food
  4. adornment, decoration

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦕꦫꦤ (carana) (inherited)

Further reading

  • "caraṇa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

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Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चरण (caraṇa). By surface analysis, car +‎ -ana.

Noun

caraṇa n

  1. walking about
  2. foot (part of body)
  3. conduct, behaviour (especially good behaviour)

Declension

Declension table of "caraṇa" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)caraṇaṃcaraṇāni
Accusative (second)caraṇaṃcaraṇāni
Instrumental (third)caraṇenacaraṇehi or caraṇebhi
Dative (fourth)caraṇassa or caraṇāya or caraṇatthaṃcaraṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)caraṇasmā or caraṇamhā or caraṇācaraṇehi or caraṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)caraṇassacaraṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)caraṇasmiṃ or caraṇamhi or caraṇecaraṇesu
Vocative (calling)caraṇacaraṇāni

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “caraṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

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