yi

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Jèrriais [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From older *ye, from Old French ueil, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (eye; to see).

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

yi m (plural ièrs)

  1. (anatomy) eye
  2. opening of lobster pot

Derived terms [edit]


Mandarin [edit]

Romanization [edit]

yi

  1. Nonstandard spelling of .
  2. Nonstandard spelling of .
  3. Nonstandard spelling of .
  4. Nonstandard spelling of .

Usage notes [edit]

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Murrinh-Patha [edit]

Conjunction [edit]

yi

  1. and

References [edit]

Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages by Mark Abley (2003)