Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yiu

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: yiu
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Chinese surname from Hakka.

Etymology

From the Hakka or Cantonese pronunciation of Chinese 姚 (Yáo). Doublet of Yao.

Origin

Source language: Chinese

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 姚

Inflected Forms

Yius (plural)

Questions

What does yiu mean?: A Chinese surname from Hakka.
Where does yiu come from?: It is traced to Chinese.

How to pronounce yiu

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