yin

== Translingual == === Etymology === Clipping of English Yincha. === Symbol === yin (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Yinchia. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Yinchia terms == English == === Alternative forms === yn (obsolete) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jɪn/ Rhymes: -ɪn === Etymology 1 === From early romanizations of Chinese 陰／阴 (yīn), originally used in reference to shaded areas, as of a mountain or home. ==== Noun ==== yin (uncountable) (philosophy) A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with dark, cool, female, etc. elements of the natural world. ===== Related terms ===== (complement): yang (unity): yin-yang ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From ān. Doublet of yan, yen, ane and one. ==== Numeral ==== yin The number one, primarily used in Scotland and Ulster === Anagrams === NYI == Aromanian == === Alternative forms === vin, yinu, vinu === Etymology 1 === From Latin veniō. Compare Romanian veni, vin. ==== Verb ==== yin (third-person singular yini or yine, participle vinitã or vinjitã or vinitã) to come ===== Related terms ===== yiniri / yinire, yinjiri / yinjire, viniri / vinire, vinjiri / vinjire vinit / vinjit, yinit / yinjit === Etymology 2 === From Latin vinum. Compare Romanian vin. ==== Alternative forms ==== yinu, vin ==== Noun ==== yin n (plural yinuri) wine ===== Derived terms ===== yinar ==== See also ==== ayinji / yinji ayitã / yitã == Chungli Ao == === Etymology === From Proto-Central Naga *jən. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jɯn˧/, [jin˧] === Noun === yin iron metal ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === A. R. Coupe (2007), A grammar of Mongsen Ao, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 488 Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎[5], Berkeley: University of California, page 231 == Finnish == === Noun === yin instructive plural of yy === Anagrams === nyi == French == === Etymology === From Mandarin 陰／阴 (yīn). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jin/ Rhymes: -jin === Noun === yin m (usually uncountable, plural yins) yin === Further reading === “yin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Mandarin == === Romanization === yin nonstandard spelling of yīn nonstandard spelling of yín nonstandard spelling of yǐn nonstandard spelling of yìn ==== Usage notes ==== 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 == === Determiner === yin (subjective pronoun þou) alternative form of þin (“thy”) === Pronoun === yin (subjective þou) (Northern, Northeast Midland) alternative form of þin (“thine”) == Spanish == === Noun === yin m (plural yines) alternative form of djinn === Further reading === “yin”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Yoruba == === Alternative forms === rin, rin-ín (Ekiti, Ijesha) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jĩ́/ === Determiner === yín your (second-person plural or honorific possessive pronoun) ==== See also ==== === Pronoun === yín you (second-person plural object pronoun) ==== See also ====