ceuus

Hlai

Alternative forms

• zeuus

Etymology

From Proto-Hlai *tçʰɯːʔ (“one”), from Pre-Hlai *[c/ç]ɯːʔ (Norquest, 2015).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hlai, Baoding) IPA^(key): /t͡sʰeɯ˩/

Numeral

ceuus

1. one

   ceuus, hlaus, fus

   one, two, three

   caus nguen ceuus

   four thousand and one

Usage notes

Used alone or after fuet (“ten”), ghwaen (“hundred”), nguen (“thousand”) or vaens (“ten thousand”). See also zuu.

Synonyms

• iet
• zuu