ਕਾਰਣੁ
Old Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਕਾਰਨੁ (kāranu)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀡 (kāraṇa).
Noun
ਕਾਰਣੁ (kāraṇu) m
- 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: ਕਾਰਨ
- Shahmukhi: کارَن
Further reading
- Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 79.
- “ਕਾਰਣੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2021.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kāraṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 156