"Yin" meaning in All languages combined

See Yin on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Yins [plural]
Etymology: From the romanization of various Chinese characters. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Yins}} Yin (plural Yins)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Yin-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Etymology: A borrowing of Chinese 陰山/阴山 (Yīnshān) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zh|-}} Chinese, {{zh-l|陰山}} 陰山/阴山 (Yīnshān) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Yin
  1. A mountain range in northern China at the southeast end of the Gobi Desert. Categories (topical): Chinese dynasties Categories (place): China
    Sense id: en-Yin-en-name-qm3mVUVP Disambiguation of Chinese dynasties: 3 72 25 Disambiguation of China: 3 89 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Mandarin 殷 (Yīn). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|殷|tr=Yīn}} Mandarin 殷 (Yīn) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Yin
  1. (historical) an alternative name for the Shang dynasty Tags: historical Categories (topical): Nobility
    Sense id: en-Yin-en-name-ZlnY-soa Disambiguation of Nobility: 20 21 59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 39 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 32 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 30 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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