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.

Synonyms

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

Usage notes

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

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 寅 (MC yij|yin, “tiger of Chinese zodiac”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨿᩦ᩵, Lao ຍີ່ (nyī), Lü ᦍᦲ (yii).

Noun

ยี่ • (yîi)

1. (astrology) a year of the Tiger, the third year under the twelve-year lunar cycle.

Synonyms

• (year of the Tiger): See synonyms at ขาล (kǎan).