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Yu en · PROPN · etymology 1

Etymology

Abbreviation.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of Yukon: a territory of Canada.
   alt of Yukon

Forms

Synonyms

Yukon · Y. T. · The Yukon · Y.T. · Yukon Territory · Yk · Yk. · YK · YT

Yu en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈju/

Etymology

Transliteration: * (Mandarin): From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin (for: ㄩˊ, ㄩˇ, ㄩˋ, ㄧㄡˊ) (余, 于, 由 (yóu), 魚 /鱼 (yú) / 鱼 (yú), 漁 /渔 (yú), 渔 (yú), 楀 (yǔ), 俞, 喻, 兪, 於 /于, 遇 (yù), 虞 (yú), 郁 (yù), 尉, 禹 (yǔ), 游 (yóu), 尤 (yóu), 庾 (yǔ), 娛 /娱, 娱, 茹) * (Korean): From Korean 유 (yu) or 류 (ryu) (柳, 劉, 兪, 庾) * (Japanese): From Japanese ゆう or ユウ (優, 夕, 友, 有, 勇, 祐, 裕, 雄, 悠, 由宇, 侑)

Meanings

1. Synonym of You; A surname from Mandarin.
   • Dr. Yu has refused the ivermectin requests, he said, but he knows some of his colleagues have not. 2021 August 30, Emma Goldberg, “Demand Surges for Deworming Drug for Covid, Despite Scant Evidence It Works”, in The New York Times:
   • 彰化縣福興鄉「干樂達人」（干樂：陀螺）尤茂雄，鑽研陀螺五十年，四處表演推廣陀螺民俗， 2012 August 6, 張聰秋, “The legacy of a spinning top master [陀螺達人好身「手」]”, in Kyle Jeffcoat, transl., Taipei Times, sourced from Liberty Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2012, Bilingual Pages, page 10:
2. Synonym of Yoo; A surname from Korean.
3. Synonym of Yuu; A unisex given name from Japanese.

Forms

Synonyms

Yū · Yoo · You · Ryu (Korean) · Yuu · Yuu · Yoo (Korean) · You

Yu en · PROPN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• yü

Etymology

From Mandarin 盂 (Yú).

Meanings

1. A county of Yangquan, Shanxi, China.
   • She went to Yangquan Village of Yuxian County in Shanxi Province. Having never been to such a remote and backward countryside area with its scenic views and fresh air, Kang joked with her colleagues that it was like being on a tourist trip. [2005 February 4, Hester Xu, Yan Zhang, “Fighting a Lonely Cause”, in Beijing Today [今日北京], number 192, →ISSN, →OCLC, 面孔 [miànkǒng, Face], page 9, column 3:
   • Banners and a portrait of Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong adorn the front of this strange-looking freight train making its first run in Yuxian County, Shanxi Province. [2011, Warren Bruce Palmer, “The Modern Chinese Economy”, in Robert André LaFleur, editor, China, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 123:

Translations (2)

pl Yu (county) · cmn 盂 (county)