காரணம்

காரணம்

Tamil

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit करण (karaṇa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːɾ̪aɳam/, [kɑːɾ̪ʌɳʌm]

Noun

காரணம் • (kāraṇam)

1. principle, origin, cause
2. reason, ground of an assertion or argument
3. motive, object
4. means

References

• University of Madras (1924-1936), “காரணம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press