ceg

See also: cég and čeg

Welsh

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ceg

penglog

talcen

ymennydd

ael

llygad

gwefus

trwyn

ceg

gên

boch

clust

arlais

gwddf

or

llwnc

gwddf

gwar

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corff

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from Old English ċēce (“jaw; cheek”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keːɡ/
• Rhymes: -eːɡ

Noun

ceg f (plural cegau)

1. mouth
2. opening, entrance

Derived terms

• ceg afon (“estuary”)
• ceg doffi (“babyface”, literally “toffee mouth”)
• cegaid (“mouthful”)
• ceglydan (“wide-mouthed”)
• cegog (“mouthy”)
• cegolch (“mouthwash”)
• cegrwth (“open-mouthed”)
• hen geg (“gossiper”)

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
ceg	geg	ngheg	cheg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ceg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong *ɟæwᴮ (“leg branch”); cognate with Proto-Hmong *cæwᴮ (“body, trunk”), whence cev (“body”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ce˧˩̤/

Noun

ceg (classifier: txhais, sab)

1. leg, limb, branch, stick

Classifier

ceg

1. classifier for lengths or sections of a journey, etc.

Further reading

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 10.