kerèn

Betawi

Etymology

• Borrowed from Balinese ᬓᭂᬭᬾᬦ᭄ (kerén, “strong, hard”), of unknown origin.
• Borrowed from English current, possibly around the early 19th century when Batavia was under British rule. Doublet of koran.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈrɛn/

Adjective

kerèn

1. brave; gallant
2. dashing; fashionable
   • c. 1870, Muhammad Bakir, Sair Buah-buahan [The Poem of Fruits], page 32r:

     ... / Orangnya besar lagipun kerèn / Tinggi gedé lagipun kosèn ...

     ... / He is broad and dashing / Tall, stocky, and sturdy ...

Descendants

• → Indonesian: keren

References

• Nothofer, Bernd (2013) Pengantar Etimologi [Introduction to Etymology] (in Indonesian), Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 41