How do you pronounce yim?

The recorded pronunciation is /jˈɪm/.

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yim

/jˈɪm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

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Borrowed from Cantonese 嚴 /严 (jim⁴) or Cantonese 閻 /阎 (jim⁴).

Yims (plural)

Yim-Ebbin syndrome

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How do you pronounce yim?: The recorded pronunciation is /jˈɪm/.
What does yim mean?: A surname.
Where does yim come from?: Borrowed from Cantonese 嚴 /严 (jim⁴) or Cantonese 閻 /阎 (jim⁴).

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