ỷ

ỷ U+1EF7, ỷ LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH HOOK ABOVE Composition: y [U+0079] + ◌̉ [U+0309] ← Ỷ [U+1EF6] Latin Extended Additional Ỹ → [U+1EF8]

Translingual

Letter

ỷ (upper case Ỷ)

1. The letter y with a hook above.

See also

• (Latin script):  Aa  Bb  Cc  Dd  Ee  Ff  Gg  Hh  Ii  Jj  Kk  Ll  Mm  Nn  Oo  Pp  Qq  Rr  Sſs  Tt  Uu  Vv  Ww  Xx  Yy  Zz
• (Variations of letter Y):  Ýý  Ỳỳ  Ŷŷ  ẙ  Ÿÿ  Ỹỹ  Ẏẏ  Ȳȳ  Ỷỷ  Ỵỵ  Ɏɏ  Ƴƴ  ʏ  Ｙｙ  Ꝡꝡ

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 倚 (“to lean; to rely”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔi˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɪj˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɪj˨˩˦]

Verb

ỷ

1. (derogatory) to rely; compare dựa (“to lean; to rely”, in a more positive way)

   ỷ (lại) vào ― to rely on

   thói ỷ lại ― (the bad habit/the disapprovable conduct of) reliance

   ỷ y ― to be very reassured

   Nó ỷ nó có bố là tai to mặt lớn.

   She's so full of herself thanks to her powerful father.

   Ỷ Thiên Đồ Long kí ― The Chronicles of the Heaven-Reliant Sword and the Dragon-Slaying Saber

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Derived terms

• ỷ lại