cei

See also: CEI and cèi

Lolopo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tsʰe³³]

Noun

cei 

1. (Yao'an) rice plant, paddy

Mandarin

Romanization

cei

1. Nonstandard spelling of cèi.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃej/
• Rhymes: -ej

Determiner

cei

1. masculine plural of cel (nominative and accusative)

Venetian

Adjective

cei m pl

1. masculine plural of ceo

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kei̯/
• Rhymes: -ei̯

Etymology 1

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

Noun

cei m (plural ceiau)

1. quay

Further reading

• 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

Inflected form of cael (“to have”).

Alternative forms

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

Verb

cei

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

Mutation

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.