Standard Lemma guide

cele

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • chĕ′lô′
  • CMU ARPABET: S IY1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Synonym of Qira: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Qira

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

celebrity

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Myanmar

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 策勒 (Cèlè).

Clipping of celebrity.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 策勒 (caak3 lak6) — county in Hotan, Xinjiang, China
  • Chinese Mandarin: 策勒 (Cèlè) — county in Hotan, Xinjiang, China