Fijian

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Pronoun

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cei

  1. who

Lolopo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Loloish *can¹ (Bradley). Cognate with Nuosu (che), Burmese ဆန် (hcan).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cei 

  1. (Yao'an) rice plant, paddy

Mandarin

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Romanization

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cei

  1. Nonstandard spelling of cèi.

Usage notes

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  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Romanian

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Pronunciation

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Determiner

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cei

  1. masculine plural of cel (nominative and accusative)

Venetian

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Adjective

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cei m pl

  1. masculine plural of ceo

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Middle English key keye (cognate with Breton kae, Cornish kay). Doublet of cae.

Noun

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cei m (plural ceiau)

  1. quay

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

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Inflected form of cael (to have).

Alternative forms

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  • caiff (imperative; literary)
  • cymer (imperative; colloquial)

Verb

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cei

  1. inflection of cael:
    1. second-person singular present indicative/future
    2. second-person singular imperative colloquial

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cei gei nghei chei
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.