ceg

See also: cég and čeg

Translingual

Symbol

ceg

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Chamacoco.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Chamacoco terms

Welsh

Picture dictionary

ceg

penglog

talcen

ymennydd

ael

llygad

gwefus

trwyn

ceg

gên

boch

clust

arlais

gwddf

or

llwnc

gwddf

gwar

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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

Mutated forms of ceg

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
ceg	geg	ngheg	cheg

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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-Hmongic *ɟæwᴮ (“leg branch”); cognate with Proto-Hmongic *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.