ยี่

See also: ย and ຍ

Thai

Alternative forms

• (archaic) ญี่ (yîi, “second”)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 二 (MC nyijH, “two”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨿᩦ᩵, Lao ຍີ່ (nyī), Bouyei ngih.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ยี่ y ī ˋ
Romanization	Paiboon	yîi
	Royal Institute	yi
(standard) IPA(key)		/jiː˥˩/(R)
Homophones edit		ญี่

Numeral

ยี่ • (yîi)

1. 2 (Thai numeral: ๒ (2)).
2. second. (the order of two)

Usage notes

ยี่ in these senses only appears in ยี่สิบ (yîi-sìp) and เดือนยี่.

Synonyms

• (two): See synonyms at สอง (sɔ̌ɔng).