Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yeh

[jɛ]

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: yeh
IPA: [jɛ]

9

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Alternative form of yeah; yes.

pron

Pronunciation spelling of you.

name

A surname from Chinese [in turn from Mandarin].

Example Sentences

"‘Budge up, yeh great lump,’ said the stranger."
"THE most conspicuous example of a single gift to modern education in China by an individual is that of Mr. Yeh Ching-chong of Shanghai. Himself a man of humble origin and scant education, he came from Ningpo (Chinhai) to Shanghai in his youth and shared in the splendid prosperity of this rapidly developing city.[…]He left an enthusiastic supporter in the person of his eldest son, Mr. Yeh Sung-ching, who added another Tls. 100,000 to his father's gift and thus made possible the completion of handsome buildings without the necessity of withdrawing too much money from the permanent endowment."

Etymology

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 葉／叶 (Yeh⁴).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Yehs (plural)

Rhymes With

eh heh ke moshe leh hsieh pirouette reh bue sneh

Questions

How do you pronounce yeh?: The recorded pronunciation is [jɛ].
What does yeh mean?: Alternative form of yeah; yes.
Where does yeh come from?: From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 葉／叶 (Yeh⁴).

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