kei-

See also: kei, Kei, kēi, -kei, and ke'i

Dutch

Etymology

From kei (“boulder”) in the combination keihard (“rock-hard”), which was then interpreted as a general intensifying prefix.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

kei-

1. (regional, informal) extremely, damn

Usage notes

Used almost exclusively in the southern Netherlands and Belgium.

Derived terms

Dutch terms prefixed with kei-

Japanese

Romanization

kei-

1. Rōmaji transcription of けい