yeh

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yeh¹

  • [jɛ]
  • [jɛː]
  • [jɛə]

interjection

  1. alternative Alternative form of yeah; yes.

yeh²

  • /jə/
  • [jɛ] narrowly

pronoun

  1. dialectal, pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of you ‘Budge up, yeh great lump,’ said the stranger.

Yeh³

Where it comes from

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 葉/叶 (Yeh⁴).

proper noun Yehs

  1. A surname from Chinese [in turn from Mandarin]. THE most conspicuous example of a single gift to modern education in China by an individual is that of Mr. Yeh Ching-chong of Shanghai. Himself a man of humble origin and scant education, he came from Ningpo (Chinhai) to Shanghai in his youth and shared in the splendid prosperity of this rapidly dev

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: chung, yahya, god, chia, yeah, lao, leaf, wild, countryside, yap, yip, nagano, chiba, country, outdoor, yes

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@misc{yeh_2026,
  title = {yeh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yeh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}