Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yi

/jˈi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables
yi
IPA
/jˈi/
5
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

name

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

name

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

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Mandarin 彝 (yí).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Li (alternative) Ri (alternative) Rhee (alternative)

Synonyms

lolo lolo language yi language

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce yi?
The recorded pronunciation is /jˈi/.
What does yi mean?
An ethnic group who live primarily in mountainous areas of southwest China.
Where does yi come from?
It is traced to Korean.

How to pronounce yi

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