karena

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kerana, karena, from Classical Malay kerana, karena, karana, from Sanskrit कारण (kāraṇa, “cause; reason”), from vṛddhi derivative of करण (káraṇa). Doublet of kerani.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ka‧rê‧na

Conjunction

karêna

  1. because

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Further reading

West Makian

Etymology

An unadapted borrowing from Indonesian karena, preserving the schwa.

Pronunciation

Conjunction

karena

  1. because, since
    Synonyms: amo, sebap, serta

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics (as kárěna)
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