karna'

Tausug

Alternative forms

  • kalna' (Gimbahanun)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /kaɾnaʔ/ [k̠ɑɹˈn̪aʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: kar‧na'

Noun

karna' (Sulat Sūg spelling كَرْنَأْ)

  1. reason; cause
    Unu in karnaꞌ mu magꞌatud-atud kākuꞌ?
    What is the reason you are looking at me like that?

Conjunction

karna' (Sulat Sūg spelling كَرْنَأْ)

  1. because
    Synonyms: sabab, pasal, hangka
    Subay kaw maglima waktu karnaꞌ daakan sin Tuhan.
    You should observe the five-times-daily prayer because God commands it.
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