cén

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cen"

Irish

Alternative forms

cia an (obsolete)

Etymology

Contraction of cé + an.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ceːnˠ]

Determiner

cén (plural cé na) (triggers lenition of a following feminine noun)

(interrogative) what, which
Cén lá den tseachtain é? ― What day of the week is it?

Cén bhean í sin? ― Which woman is that?

Synonyms

cad (“what?”)

Derived terms

cén áit (“where?”)
cén chaoi (“how?”)
cén dóigh (“how?”)
cén fáth (“why?”)
cén uair (“when?”)

Mandarin

Alternative forms

cen — nonstandard

Romanization

cén (cen², Zhuyin ㄘㄣˊ)

Hanyu Pinyin reading of 埁
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 岑
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 梣
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 橬
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 涔
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 硭
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 笒

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