kāranta

== Pali == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === kāra (“word”) +‎ anta (“end”) === Noun === kāranta m final sound or letter of a word Sixth century AD, Kaccāyana Thera, Nāmakappa, Theravadin Sangha, Rule 59 therein Tehi sabbanāmehi akārantehi smāsmiṃ saiccetesaṃ tayo ā e āyādesā neva honti. The three singular case-endings 'smā', 'smiṃ' and 'sa' do not become 'ā', 'e' and 'āya' respectively, after pronouns ending in 'a'. ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Burmese: ကာရန် (karan) → Khmer: ការន្ត (kaarɑn) → Lao: ກາລັນ (kā lan), ກາຣັນ (kā ran) → Thai: การันต์ (gaa-ran)