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語源

Now stands in for a thud. Originally Scots, possibly continuing^[1] Scottish Gaelic car (“somewhat”), 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]

接頭辞

ker-

1. (often humorous) Used to form various onomatopoeias imitating the effect or sound of a heavy object falling.

   [The book] has suspense, pathos, bravery, and the bad guys get it in the end with a big KERWHAM! [2]

派生語

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アナグラム

• RKE, erk