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==Dutch==
==Dutch==


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{term|kei||boulder|lang=nl}} in the combination {{term|keihard||rock-hard|lang=nl}}, which was then interpreted as a general intensifying prefix.[[Category:Dutch back-formations]]
From {{m|nl|kei||boulder}} in the combination {{m|nl|keihard||rock-hard}}, which was then interpreted as a general intensifying prefix.

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|nl|Nl-kei-.ogg}}


===Prefix===
===Prefix===
{{head|nl|prefix}}
{{head|nl|prefix}}


# {{context|colloquial|lang=nl}} [[extremely]], [[damn]]
# {{lb|nl|regional|informal}} [[extremely]], [[damn]]


====Usage notes====
====Usage notes====
Used almost exclusively in the southern Netherlands and Belgium.
Sometimes the word is written separately with a space between it and the following word.

====Derived terms====
{{prefixsee|nl}}

{{cln|nl|back-formations|intensifiers}}

==Japanese==

===Romanization===
{{ja-romaji}}


# {{ja-romanization of|けい}}
[[Category:Dutch intensifiers]]

Latest revision as of 09:22, 22 September 2024

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

Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Prefix

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kei-

  1. (regional, informal) extremely, damn

Usage notes

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Used almost exclusively in the southern Netherlands and Belgium.

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Romanization

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kei-

  1. Rōmaji transcription of けい