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ker-

ker-

See also: ker, kér, kêr, kër, keř, and ker.

English

Alternative forms

Prefix

ker-

  1. (often humorous) Used to form various onomatopoeiae.
    [The book] has suspense, pathos, bravery, and the bad guys get it in the end with a big KERWHAM!

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ cur-, Dictionary of the Scots Language, www.dsl.ac.uk.
  2. ↑ ker-, prefix, Oxford English Dictionary Online, oed.com.

Etymology

Now stands in for a thud, but continuation[1] of Scottish Gaelic cur-, variant of Scottish Gaelic car ‎(“char”), cognate with Irish cor, English char, Dutch keer ‎(“time, turn, occasion”), German Kehre ‎(“turn, bight, bend”), Greek γύρος ‎(gýros, “bout, whirl”), gyre. Early uses were often collocated with went.[2]

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