Yi

See also: yi, yī, yí, yǐ, and yì

Translingual

Etymology

From Mandarin 翼 (yì, “wing”).

Proper noun

†Yi

1. A taxonomic genus within the family  – a gliding, possibly arboreal dinosaur from the Jurassic of China.

References

• Yi (dinosaur) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Yi (dinosaur) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Yi (dinosaur) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Yi at Paleobiology Database

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English

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Mandarin 彝 (yí).

Noun

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

Translations

ethnic group

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 彝族 (zh) (Yízú)

• Esperanto: (la) jioj
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: и (ru) m (i)
• Sichuan Yi: ꆈꌠ (nuo su)

Proper noun

Yi

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Korean 이 (I) (based on the South Korean spelling), hanja: 李, also spelled 리 (Ri), especially in North Korea.

Alternative forms

• Li, Ri, and Rhee

Proper noun

Yi

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

Translations

Korean surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 李 (zh) (Lǐ)

• Japanese: イ (ja) (I), リ (ja) (Ri)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: 이 (I) (李 (ko)), 리 (Ri) (especially in North Korea)
• Russian: Ли (ru) (Li), И (ru) (I), Ри (Ri)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Mandarin 易 (yì).

Proper noun

Yi

1. A surname