Contionary:cé

Soc'ul'

Etymology 1

From Sekhulla kəː, from Wascotl *kē'-e. Cognate to Kilīmos-sāîl kēǧa. Doublet of cē

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəː˥˧]

Noun

cé 2 (plural/indefinite céce)

1. man (masculine human)

   Haruc' cé.

   The man saw me.

2. (possessed) father

   Añ'jeiñño cé teúx.

   The deer's father ran away.

Interjection

cé

1. Exclamation to get attention; hey, ey, oi

   Cé, xen cuuc' il xad?

   Hey, where have you been?

Derived terms

• cñ'ucé
• un' xíc' āhleyaxiý c'uatxañ' cé c'uau c'uau āhr'u xenuz c'ualdocuóc hé

Etymology 2

From Sekhulla kəːsuʃ, from Wascotl *kē'-cosc. Cognate to Kilīmos-sāîl kētsu.

Adjective

cé

1. strong, powerful, mighty

   Añ'céjí xañ'eux.

   The gorilla is strong.

Synonyms

(man):

• cóc

(father):

• cóc
• mama

(strong):

• céux
• etn'

Descendants

• Central Isles Creole: kee