ỷ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "y"

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]

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔi˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɪj˨˩˦]

Letter

ỷ (upper case Ỷ)

1. The letter y in hỏi tone.

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

See also

Derived terms

• ỷ lại