ยี่

See also: ย and ຍ

Thai

Alternative forms
  • (archaic) ญี่ (yîi, “second”)

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicยี่
y ī ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonyîi
Royal Instituteyi
(standard) IPA(key)/jiː˥˩/(R)
Homophonesญี่

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.
Usage notes

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

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

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).
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