dikarenakan

Etymology
. Proscribed formation from, possibly by analogy with and. The agent focus form "mengarenakan" does not exist.

Verb

 * 1)  to be caused by
 * Maraknya korupsi di Indonesia dikarenakan gaji pegawai yang jauh dari kata cukup untuk hidup layak.
 * The rise of corruption in Indonesia is caused by officials' salaries being far from enough to live a decent life.

Conjunction

 * 1)  because, since

Usage notes
The usage of this word is proscribed, but it remains in common use in Indonesian. Possible alternatives include the following:,.