Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yee

/jiː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: yee
IPA: /jiː/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

pron

You (the people being addressed); alternative spelling of ye.

pron

Obsolete form of ye.

Obsolete

intj

Slang

name

A surname from Chinese.

Example Sentences

"Speak yee who best can tell, ye sons of light, Angels, for yee behold him, and with songs And choral symphonies, Day without Night, Circle his Throne, rejoycing, yee in Heav'n, On Earth joyn all yee Creatures to extoll."
"“When I was growing up on the ranch, a retired Chinese man, who had farmed and lived all of his life in Vacaville, was living here on the ranch in a trailer. His name was Chong Yee. […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 余 (jyu⁴) or Taishanese 余 (yi³) or Hokkien 余 (Î) or Cantonese 爾 /尔 (ji⁵).

Word Breakdown

Root: 余, 爾

Usage

Inflected Forms

ye (alternative)

Phrases

yee-foo yee-fu yee-yee ass

Frequently Paired Words

yee-foo yee-fu yee-yee ass

Homonyms

ye

Rhymes With

be he we me she see three free de tv key sea

Questions

How do you pronounce yee?: The recorded pronunciation is /jiː/.
What does yee mean?: You (the people being addressed); alternative spelling of ye.
Where does yee come from?: Borrowed from Cantonese 余 (jyu⁴) or Taishanese 余 (yi³) or Hokkien 余 (Î) or Cantonese 爾 /尔 (ji⁵).

How to pronounce yee

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