Yi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "yi"

Translingual

Etymology

From Mandarin 翼 (yì, “wing”).

Proper noun

†Yi m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family †Scansoriopterygidae – a gliding, possibly arboreal dinosaur from the Jurassic of China.

Hyponyms

• (genus): †Yi qi – sole accepted species

References

• Yi (dinosaur) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Yi (dinosaur) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Yi (dinosaur) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• “Yi”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026

English

Etymology 1

From Mandarin 彝 (yí).

Noun

Yi pl (plural only)

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

Translations

ethnic group

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 彝族 (zh) (Yízú)

• Esperanto: (la) jioj
• Korean: 이족(彝族) (ijok)
• Naxi: Lo'lo
• Nuosu: ꆈꌠ (nuo su)
• Russian: и (ru) m (i)
• Vietnamese: Lô Lô, Di
• Zhuang: Yizcuz

Proper noun

Yi

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

Derived terms

• Yiish

Translations

any of a family of languages

• Cherokee: Ᏹ (chr) (yi)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 彝語 (zh) (Yíyǔ)

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• Lee, Li, Ri, and Rhee

Proper noun

Yi

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

Translations

Korean surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 李 (zh) (Lǐ)

• Japanese: イ (ja) (I), リ (ja) (Ri)
• Korean: 이(李) (ko) (I), 리 (ko) (Ri) (especially in North Korea)
• Russian: Ли (ru) (Li), И (ru) (I), Ри (ru) (Ri)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Mandarin 易 (yì).

Proper noun

Yi

1. A surname.