karunya
Old Sundanese
Etymology
From Sanskrit कारुण्य (kāruṇya, “"compassion"”).
Adjective
karunya
Verb
karunya
- to take pity
- Karunya aing ka si inya, jadi pahatu kena dipaéhan ramarénana.
- I feel sorry for him. He's an orphan now because both his parents were killed.
Descendants
- > Sundanese: karunya (inherited)
Sundanese
Etymology
From Old Sundanese karunya, from Sanskrit कारुण्य (kāruṇya, “compassion”). Doublet of kurnia. Compare Indonesian karunia (“blessing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈru.ɲa/
- Hyphenation: ka‧ru‧nya
Adjective
karunya (Sundanese script ᮊᮛᮥᮑ)
Verb
karunya (Sundanese script ᮊᮛᮥᮑ)
- to take pity
- Synonym: deudeuh
- Lamun ningali pilem ieu mah sok karunya ka watakna.
- When I watch this film, I always feel sorry for the characters.
Derived terms
- karunyaan
- mikarunya
- pikarunyaeun
Further reading
- "KAROENJA", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij