ceg

See also: cég and čeg

Welsh

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”).[1]

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.

References
  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 10.
  1. Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 210; 273.
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