Yale

See also: yale

English

Alternative forms

• (university): Yale University (more properly)

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeɪl/

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• Rhymes: -eɪl

Proper noun

Yale

1. A university in the eastern United States.
2. A romanisation scheme originating from Yale University.
   1. A romanisation scheme designed for Mandarin.
   2. A romanisation scheme designed for Cantonese.
   3. A romanisation scheme designed for Japanese.
   4. A romanisation scheme designed for Korean.
3. (historical) Iâl, a commote of medieval Wales.
4. A surname transferred from the place name.

Derived terms

• (university): Yalie

Translations

university

• Armenian: Եյլ (Eyl)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 耶魯大學, 耶鲁大学 (Yélǔ dàxué)

• Japanese: イェール大学 (Yēru daigaku), エール大学 (Ēru daigaku)
• Marathi: येल n (yel)
• Russian: Йе́льский университе́т m (Jélʹskij universitét)

romanisation scheme

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 耶魯拼音, 耶鲁拼音 (je⁴ lou⁵ ping³ jam¹)

  Mandarin: 耶魯拼音, 耶鲁拼音 (Yélǔ pīnyīn)

• Japanese: イェール式 (ja) (Yēru-shiki)
• Russian: йе́льская романиза́ция f (jélʹskaja romanizácija)

Welsh commote

• Welsh: Iâl f

See also

• Gwoyeu Romatzyh
• Pinyin
• romaji
• Wade-Giles
• Zhuyin fuhao

Further reading

• Yale Romanization on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Ealy, Laye, Yael, aley, ayle, laye