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Yi¹

Where it comes from

From Mandarin 彝 (yí).

noun

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

proper noun

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

Yi²

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Lee · Li · Ri · Rhee

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

Yi³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Mandarin 易 (yì).

proper noun

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: lolo, pei, madrasa, pu, fu, speel, tien, one, single, solitary, lone, unique, sole, individual, singular, unitary

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noun ethnic group

한국어이족 ijok
中文彝族 Yízú
Русскийи i
Tiếng ViệtLô Lô, Di

name any of a family of languages

中文彝語 Yíyǔ

name Korean surname

한국어이 I, 리 Ri
日本語イ I, リ Ri
中文李 Lǐ
РусскийЛи Li, И I, Ри Ri

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MLA

"Yi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Yi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yi

Chicago

"Yi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yi.

BibTeX
@misc{yi_2026,
  title = {Yi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}