ยี่

See also: ย and ຍ

Thai

Alternative forms

• (archaic) ญี่ (yîi, “second”)

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ยี่ y ī ˋ
Romanization	Paiboon	yîi
	Royal Institute	yi
(standard) IPA(key)		/jiː˥˩/(R)
Homophones edit		ญี่

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 二 (MC nyijH, “two”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨿᩦ᩵, Lao ຍີ່ (nyī), Bouyei ngih.

Numeral

ยี่ • (yîi)

1. 2 (Thai numeral: ๒ (2)).
2. second. (the order of two)

Usage notes

ยี่ in these senses only appears in ยี่สิบ (yîi-sìp) and เดือนยี่.

Synonyms

• (two): See synonyms at สอง (sɔ̌ɔng).

Derived terms

• เดือนยี่
• ยี่สิบ (yîi-sìp)
• ยี่สิบเอ็ด (yîi-sìp-èt)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Apparently a euphonic rhyming element.”)

Adjective

ยี่ • (yîi) (abstract noun ความยี่)

1. used in ยู่ยี่ (“wrinkled, mussed, crumpled up, distorted”)

Derived terms

• ยู่ยี่

Further reading

• “ยี่” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.