ਕਾਰਣੁ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਕਾਰਨੁ (kāranu)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀡 (kāraṇa).

Noun

ਕਾਰਣੁ (kāraṇu) m

  1. reason, cause, creation
    ਕਾਰਣੁ ਕਰਿ ― kāraṇu kari ― fashion, creation (of God)

Derived terms

  • ਕਾਰਣਿ (kāraṇi, “by reason of, because of, for”)

Descendants

  • Punjabi: kāran
    Gurmukhi script: ਕਾਰਨ
    Shahmukhi script: کارَن

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਕਾਰਣੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 79
  • “ਕਾਰਣੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kāraṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 156
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