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Yale¹
- /jeɪl/
Rhymes with -eɪl
Where it comes from
Ultimately borrowed from Welsh Iâl, from iâl (“clearing, cultivated upland”). The surname is habitational. The university is named for Elihu Yale, a notable early benefactor.
proper noun
- A university in the eastern United States. But all this still does not rise to the level of a constitutional crisis, according to Jack Balkin, a Yale law professor who has written in depth about the term along with University of Texas professor Sanford Levinson. Democrats in Congress can go to the courts to have their subpoenas enforced, alt
- A romanisation scheme designed for Mandarin.
- A romanisation scheme designed for Cantonese. Coordinate term: Jyutping
- A romanisation scheme designed for Japanese.
- A romanisation scheme designed for Korean.
- Iâl, a commote of medieval Wales.
- A surname transferred from the place name.
Yale²
proper noun
- A language spoken in Papua New Guinea, sometimes called Nagatman (the name of a village where it is spoken)
- A people in Papua New Guinea associated with the Yale language
yale³
Where it comes from
Possibly derived from Hebrew יָעֵל (ya'el, “mountain goat”). Compare Latin eale.
noun yales · eale
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A mythical beast in European mythology and heraldry, usually portrayed as an antelope- or goatlike four-legged creature with large horns that it can swivel in any direction.
Similar: centicore
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: yale university, hunan, yel, yell, pennsylvania, princeton, eli, college, university, campus, academe, academy, institution, varsity, school, alma mater
Translations
Every language
name university
| 한국어 | 예일 대학교 yeil daehakgyo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | イェール大学 Yēru daigaku, エール大学 Ēru daigaku |
| 中文 | 耶魯大學 /耶鲁大学 Yélǔ dàxué, 耶魯 /耶鲁 Yēlǔ |
| Русский | Йе́льский университе́т Jjélʹskij universitét |
name romanisation scheme
| 한국어 | 예일 표기법 yeil pyogibeop |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | イェール式 Yēru-shiki |
| 中文 | 耶魯拼音 /耶鲁拼音 Yélǔ pīnyīn |
| Русский | йе́льская романиза́ция jjélʹskaja romanizácija |
Talk about this word "yale." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yale. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. yale. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yale "yale." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yale.Cite this
@misc{yale_2026,
title = {yale},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yale},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
