cei

cei

1. who

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

• IPA^(key): [tsʰe³³]

cei 

1. (Yao'an) rice plant, paddy

cei

1. nonstandard spelling of cèi

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃej/
• Rhymes: -ej

cei

1. masculine plural of cel (nominative and accusative)

cei m pl

1. masculine plural of ceo

• IPA^(key): /kei̯/
• Rhymes: -ei̯

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

cei m (plural ceiau)

1. quay

• 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

Inflected form of cael (“to have”).

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

cei

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