name
Meaning 1
A university in the eastern United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Yale
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/jeɪl/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -eɪl
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CMU ARPABET: Y EY1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A romanisation scheme originating from Yale University.
A romanisation scheme designed for Mandarin.
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name
Meaning 3
A romanisation scheme originating from Yale University.
A romanisation scheme designed for Cantonese.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Coordinate term: Jyutping
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name
Meaning 4
A romanisation scheme originating from Yale University.
A romanisation scheme designed for Japanese.
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Broader terms: romaji
name
Meaning 5
A romanisation scheme originating from Yale University.
A romanisation scheme designed for Korean.
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name
Meaning 6
Iâl, a commote of medieval Wales.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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name
Meaning 7
A surname transferred from the place name.
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name
Meaning 8
A language spoken in Papua New Guinea, sometimes called Nagatman (the name of a village where it is spoken)
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name
Meaning 9
A people in Papua New Guinea associated with the Yale language
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noun
Meaning 10
A mythical beast in European mythology and heraldry, usually portrayed as an antelope- or goatlike four-legged creature with large horns that it can swivel in any direction.
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noun
Meaning 11
a university in Connecticut
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Yale University
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Broader terms: university
noun
Meaning 12
English philanthropist who made contributions to a college in Connecticut that was renamed in his honor (1649-1721)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Elihu Yale
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Broader terms: philanthropist, altruist
History
Etymology
Ultimately borrowed from Welsh Iâl, from iâl (“clearing, cultivated upland”). The surname is habitational. The university is named for Elihu Yale, a notable early benefactor.
Possibly derived from Hebrew יָעֵל (ya'el, “mountain goat”). Compare Latin eale.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: Եյլ (Eyl) — university
- Chinese Mandarin: 耶魯大學 /耶鲁大学 (Yélǔ dàxué) — university
- Chinese Mandarin: 耶魯 /耶鲁 (Yēlǔ) — university
- Japanese: イェール大学 (Yēru daigaku) — university
- Japanese: エール大学 (Ēru daigaku) — university
- Korean: 예일 대학교 (yeil daehakgyo) — university
- Marathi: येल (yel) — university
- Polish: Yale — university
- Russian: Йе́льский университе́т (Jjélʹskij universitét) — university
- Swedish: Yale-universitetet — university
- Chinese Cantonese: 耶魯拼音 /耶鲁拼音 (je4 lou5 ping3 jam1) — romanisation scheme
- Chinese Mandarin: 耶魯拼音 /耶鲁拼音 (Yélǔ pīnyīn) — romanisation scheme
- Japanese: イェール式 (Yēru-shiki) — romanisation scheme
- Korean: 예일 표기법 (yeil pyogibeop) — romanisation scheme
- Polish: Yale — romanisation scheme
- Russian: йе́льская романиза́ция (jjélʹskaja romanizácija) — romanisation scheme
- Polish: Yale — Welsh commote
- Welsh: Iâl — Welsh commote
- Belarusian: іэйл (iejl) — mythical beast
- Chinese Mandarin: 耶魯 /耶鲁 (yēlǔ) — mythical beast
- French: éale — mythical beast
- German: Yale — mythical beast
- Hebrew: יֵיל — mythical beast
- Italian: eale — mythical beast
- Japanese: エアレー (earē) — mythical beast
- Latin: eale — mythical beast
- Polish: yale — mythical beast
- Russian: йейл (jjejl) — mythical beast
- Spanish: eale — mythical beast
- Ukrainian: єйл (jejl) — mythical beast
- Welsh: iâl — mythical beast