ยี่

See also: ย and ຍ

Thai

Alternative forms

  • (archaic) ญี่ (yîi, “second”)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 二 (MC nyijH, “two”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨿᩦ᩵, Lao ຍີ່ (nyī), Bouyei ngih.

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

ยี่ • (yîi)

  1. 2 (Thai numeral: ๒ (2)).
  2. second. (the order of two)
Usage notes

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

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