yin
English
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /jɪn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -ɪn
Etymology 1
editFrom early romanizations of Chinese 陰/阴 (yīn), originally used in reference to shaded areas, as of a mountain or home.
Noun
edityin (uncountable)
- (philosophy) A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with dark, cool, female, etc. elements of the natural world.
- 1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 187:
- "Steamed fish and chicken and vegetable soup and even mushrooms are considered cooling foods, edible materializations of the yang, the pure primal air. The yin, or earth element, inheres in fried dishes and especially in shark's fin soup. Am I right, Mr Lee?"
- 2017 January 8, Leslie Hsu Oh, “I tried the Chinese practice of ‘sitting the month’ after childbirth”, in The Washington Post[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 January 2017, Health & Science[2]:
- According to traditional Chinese medicine, blood carries chi, your “life force,” which fuels all the functions of the body. When you lose blood, you lose chi, and this causes your body to go into a state of yin (cold). When yin (cold) and yang (hot) are out of balance, your body will suffer physical disorders.
- 2023 November 1, Katie Hopkins, “Transitions & Remembrances”, in Align & Spiral[3] (Blog), archived from the original on 01 February 2024, Belief & Body Blog[4]:
- In ancient Chinese philosophy, the opposing forces of Yin (passive, feminine, night) and Yang (active, masculine, sun) balance life. […]
As we turn towards darker days (from November 1st until the winter solstice's darkest night on December 21st), we have a chance to turn inward for reflection. We enter a Yin phase.
Related terms
editTranslations
editessential female principle
Etymology 2
editFrom ān. Doublet of yan, yen, ane and one.
Numeral
edityin
Anagrams
editAromanian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology 1
editFrom Latin veniō. Compare Romanian veni, vin.
Verb
edityin first-singular present indicative (third-person singular present indicative yini or yine, past participle vinitã or vinjitã or vinitã)
- to come
Related terms
edit- yiniri / yinire, yinjiri / yinjire, viniri / vinire, vinjiri / vinjire
- vinit / vinjit, yinit / yinjit
Etymology 2
editFrom Latin vinum. Compare Romanian vin.
Alternative forms
editNoun
edityin n (plural yinuri)
Derived terms
editSee also
editFinnish
editNoun
edityin
- instructive plural of yy
Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
edityin m (usually uncountable, plural yins)
Further reading
edit- “yin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Mandarin
editRomanization
edityin
- Nonstandard spelling of yīn.
- Nonstandard spelling of yín.
- Nonstandard spelling of yǐn.
- Nonstandard spelling of yìn.
Usage notes
edit- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Middle English
editDeterminer
edityin (subjective pronoun þou)
- Alternative form of þin (“thy”)
Pronoun
edityin (subjective þou)
- (chiefly Northern and northern East Midland dialectal) Alternative form of þin (“thine”)
Spanish
editNoun
edityin m (plural yines)
- Alternative form of djinn
Further reading
edit- “yin”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Yoruba
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
editDeterminer
edityín
- your (second-person plural or honorific possessive pronoun)
See also
editYoruba possessive pronouns
Pronoun
edityín
- you (second-person plural object pronoun)
See also
editAffirmative subject pronouns
Negative subject pronouns
Object pronouns
singular | plural or honorific | |
---|---|---|
1st person | mi | wa |
2nd person | ọ / ẹ | yín |
3rd person | [preceding vowel repeated for monosyllabic verbs] / ẹ̀ | wọn |
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