Yale en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /jeɪl/
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.
Meanings
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A university in the eastern United States.
But all this still does not rise to the level of a constitutional crisis, according to Jack Balkin, a Yale law professor who has written in depth about the term along with University of Texas professor Sanford Levinson. Democrats in Congress can go to the courts to have their subpoenas enforced, although Balkin said that is not an ideal path.
2019 May 8, Zachary B. Wolf, “How to know when it’s a constitutional crisis”, in CNN:
- A romanisation scheme originating from Yale University. ▸ A romanisation scheme designed for Mandarin.
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A romanisation scheme originating from Yale University. ▸ A romanisation scheme designed for Cantonese.
Coordinate term: Jyutping
- A romanisation scheme originating from Yale University. ▸ A romanisation scheme designed for Japanese.
- A romanisation scheme originating from Yale University. ▸ A romanisation scheme designed for Korean.
- (historical) Iâl, a commote of medieval Wales.
- A surname transferred from the place name.
Deriveds
Yalie (university) · Yalesville
Hypernyms
Translations (18)
mr येल (university) · sv Yale-universitetet (university) · pl Yale (romanisation scheme) · ja イェール式 (romanisation scheme) · ru Йе́льский университе́т (university) · ko 예일 표기법 (romanisation scheme) · pl Yale (Welsh commote) · ko 예일 대학교 (university) · ja エール大学 (university) · cmn 耶魯 /耶鲁 (university) · yue 耶魯拼音 /耶鲁拼音 (romanisation scheme) · cy Iâl (Welsh commote) · ru йе́льская романиза́ция (romanisation scheme) · cmn 耶魯大學 /耶鲁大学 (university) · ja イェール大学 (university) · pl Yale (university) · hy Եյլ (university) · cmn 耶魯拼音 /耶鲁拼音 (romanisation scheme)