madness = keyeung??

Started by Mithcoriel, February 19, 2010, 04:55:51 PM

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Mithcoriel

I've been seeing the word "keyeung" (or something similar) around, for "madness". I can't find the word in the dictionary. How did people derive it?

One person used it in their sig, in the "This is Sparta" quote. Another person told me its meaning on youtube. So, where does it come from?
Ayoe lu aysamsiyu a plltxe "Ni" !
Aytìhawnu ayli'uyä aswok: "Ni", "Peng", si "Niiiew-wom" !

wm.annis

There's a missing consonant, the glottal stop.  Keye'ung (underlining for accent).  Most dictionaries will probably have it listed as "insanity."  It's from the dictionary in the Activist Survival Guide.

Mithcoriel

Ah, irayo.

Hmpf. I was so sure it was derived from "ke-ye'ung", i.e. "not-something" (where ye'ung would most likely mean sane), so I searched under Y instead of checking K. >_<
Ayoe lu aysamsiyu a plltxe "Ni" !
Aytìhawnu ayli'uyä aswok: "Ni", "Peng", si "Niiiew-wom" !