kece
Appearance
Czech
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kece m inan
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Coined by Indonesian comedian Jaja Mihardja 1980s.
- Possibly from a Malay substrate, compare Sambas Malay kaca' (“handsome”).
- Possibly from English catchy.
Adjective
[edit]kece
Further reading
[edit]- “kece” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.