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. throat, gullet, windpipe, neck
  2. mouth, opening, entrance
  3. roup, pip; thrush

Derived terms
  • cegaid (“mouthful”)
  • ceglydan (“wide-mouthed”)
  • cegog (“mouthy”)
  • cegolch (“mouthwash”)
  • cegrwth (“open-mouthed”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ce˧˩̤/

Noun

ceg

  1. stick
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