Yi

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "yi"

Translingual

Etymology

From Mandarin 翼 (yì, “wing”).

Proper noun

†Yi ?

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family †Scansoriopterygidae – a gliding, possibly arboreal dinosaur from the Jurassic of China.

Hyponyms

  • (genus): †Yi qi - sole accepted species

References

English

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Etymology 1

From Mandarin 彝 (yí).

Noun

Yi pl (plural only)

  1. An ethnic group who live primarily in mountainous areas of southwest China.
Translations

Proper noun

Yi

  1. Any of a family of Tibeto-Burman languages spoken by this people.
Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Korean 이 (I) (based on the South Korean spelling), hanja: 李, also spelled 리 (Ri), especially in North Korea.

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Yi

  1. A surname from Korean. Equivalent to Chinese 李 (Lǐ)
Translations

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Mandarin 易 (yì).

Proper noun

Yi

  1. A surname.
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