Yale
See also: yale
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- (university): Yale University (more properly)
Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Yale
- A university in the eastern United States.
- A romanisation scheme originating from Yale University.
- A romanisation scheme designed for Mandarin.
- Coordinate terms: Gwoyeu Romatzyh, Pinyin, Wade-Giles, Zhuyin fuhao
- A romanisation scheme designed for Cantonese.
- Coordinate term: Jyutping
- A romanisation scheme designed for Japanese.
- Hypernym: romaji
- A romanisation scheme designed for Korean.
- A romanisation scheme designed for Mandarin.
- (historical) Iâl, a commote of medieval Wales.
- A surname transferred from the place name.
Derived terms edit
- (university): Yalie
Translations edit
university
romanisation scheme
Welsh commote
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Further reading edit
- Yale Romanization on Wikipedia.Wikipedia