English
kecak
Kecak comes from Balinese kecak.
- Balinesemodernkecak
- Englishearliest quotation 2000same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Balinesemodernkecak
- Englishearliest quotation 2000same form
Earliest quotation: 2000, Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham: “The kecak is performed as a spectacle rather than…”
Every English word from Balinese kecak
Today it means
noun A type of ceremonial chant in Bali, based on the Ramayana story, where men sit in a circle and imitate the sounds of monkeys.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Balinese kecak / kecak