Y
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Translingual
See also
Symbol
Y
- (chemistry) Symbol for yttrium
- (metrology) Symbol for prefix yotta-
- (genetics) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for any pyrimidine
- (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for tyrosine
- (travel, aviation) Symbol for an unrestricted economy air fare.
- (mathematics, computer science) A Fixed-point combinator; especially Haskell Curry's combinator defined as λ f.(λ x.f (x x)) (λx.f (x x))
Gallery
- Letter styles
- Capital and lowercase versions of Y, in normal and italic type
- Uppercase and lowercase Y in Fraktur
See also
Other representations of Y:
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /waɪ/
- Rhymes: -aɪ
- Homophones: wye, why (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
Proper noun
the Y
- The YMCA or YWCA.
- a. 1969, John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces:
- Of course, the audience up here at the Bronx “Y” will probably be a little parochial, but if I make good in the lecture, I might one day end up speaking down at the Lex. Ave. “Y” where great thinkers like Norman Mailer and Seymour Krim are always airing their views.
- a. 1969, John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces:
Letter
See also
Noun
Y (plural Ys)
- A Y-shaped object, such as a railroad fork or a support for a telescope; a wye, a bifurcation.
Afar
Letter
Y
- The twenty-second and final letter in the Afar alphabet.
American Sign Language
Azerbaijani
Letter
Y upper case (lower case y)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ɛɪ/
Audio (file)
Finnish
Letter
Y (upper case, lower case y)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔʏpsilɔn/
German Sign Language
Etymology
Related to the French Sign Language sign for "Y".
Production
This one-handed GSL sign is produced as follows:
- Posture the dominant hand in the “Y” shape.
Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /j/
Italian
Pronunciation
- (name of letter) IPA(key): /ˈip.si.lon/, /iˈɡrɛ.ko/, /iˈɡrɛ.ka/
- (phonetic realization) IPA(key): [j], [i] (varies depending on the loanword)
Letter
Y m or f (invariable, lower case y)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Latin alphabet, called ipsilon or i greca in Italian.
Usage notes
- The letter Y is not considered part of the Italian alphabet. It is found mainly in loanwords.
Malay
Saanich
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /j/, /jʼ/
Spanish
Turkish
Letter
Y (upper case, lower case y)
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔi˧˧ zaːj˨˩], [ʔi˧˧ ɣəː˨˩ zɛt̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɪj˧˧ jaːj˦˩], [ʔɪj˧˧ ɣəː˦˩ ʐɛt̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɪj˧˧ jaːj˨˩], [ʔɪj˧˧ ɣəː˨˩ ɹɛk̚˦˥]
- Phonetic: i dài, i gờ rét
Letter
Y (upper case, lower case y)
See also
- (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ; A a (À à, Ả ả, Ã ã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ), Â â (Ầ ầ, Ẩ ẩ, Ẫ ẫ, Ấ ấ, Ậ ậ), B b, C c (Ch ch), D d, Đ đ, E e (È è, Ẻ ẻ, Ẽ ẽ, É é, Ẹ ẹ), Ê ê (Ề ề, Ể ể, Ễ ễ, Ế ế, Ệ ệ), G g (Gh gh, Gi gi), H h, I i (Ì ì, Ỉ ỉ, Ĩ ĩ, Í í, Ị ị), K k (Kh kh), L l, M m, N n (Ng ng, Ngh ngh, Nh nh), O o (Ò ò, Ỏ ỏ, Õ õ, Ó ó, Ọ ọ), Ô ô (Ồ ồ, Ổ ổ, Ỗ ỗ, Ố ố, Ộ ộ), Ơ ơ (Ờ ờ, Ở ở, Ỡ ỡ, Ớ ớ, Ợ ợ), P p (Ph ph), Q q (Qu qu), R r, S s, T t (Th th, Tr tr), U u (Ù ù, Ủ ủ, Ũ ũ, Ú ú, Ụ ụ), Ư ư (Ừ ừ, Ử ử, Ữ ữ, Ứ ứ, Ự ự), V v, X x, Y y (Ỳ ỳ, Ỷ ỷ, Ỹ ỹ, Ý ý, Ỵ ỵ)
Zulu
Letter
Y (upper case, lower case y)
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