"Yale" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /jeɪl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Yale.wav
Rhymes: -eɪl 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. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|cy|Iâl|nocap=1}} borrowed from Welsh Iâl Head templates: {{en-prop}} Yale
  1. A university in the eastern United States.
    Sense id: en-Yale-en-name-LvKi7kOX Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations, Cities Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 5 5 5 5 2 27 31 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 6 6 6 6 2 25 29 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 37 10 10 10 10 5 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 37 10 10 10 10 5 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 12 12 12 12 4 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 28 13 13 13 13 2 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 38 10 10 10 10 5 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 32 10 10 10 10 8 19 Disambiguation of Cities: 11 11 11 11 11 4 16 19 6
  2. A romanisation scheme originating from Yale University.
    A romanisation scheme designed for Mandarin.
    Sense id: en-Yale-en-name-LXC4Tveu Categories (other): Terms with Mandarin translations, Cities Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 14 55 7 7 7 1 10 Disambiguation of Cities: 11 11 11 11 11 4 16 19 6
  3. A romanisation scheme originating from Yale University.
    A romanisation scheme designed for Cantonese.
    Sense id: en-Yale-en-name-yZA2xDTj Categories (other): Terms with Cantonese translations, Cities Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 20 7 41 7 7 2 14 Disambiguation of Cities: 11 11 11 11 11 4 16 19 6
  4. A romanisation scheme originating from Yale University.
    A romanisation scheme designed for Japanese.
    Hypernyms: romaji
    Sense id: en-Yale-en-name-EMgJ4-qL Categories (other): Terms with Japanese translations, Cities, Japanese Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 22 10 10 31 10 2 15 Disambiguation of Cities: 11 11 11 11 11 4 16 19 6 Disambiguation of Japanese: 0 5 5 80 5 0 0 0 4
  5. A romanisation scheme originating from Yale University.
    A romanisation scheme designed for Korean.
    Sense id: en-Yale-en-name-~sR5trjP Categories (other): Terms with Korean translations, Cities, Korean Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 27 8 8 8 34 3 13 Disambiguation of Cities: 11 11 11 11 11 4 16 19 6 Disambiguation of Korean: 15 4 3 3 51 3 4 9 8
  6. (historical) Iâl, a commote of medieval Wales. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Yale-en-name-ueUxM4SS
  7. A surname transferred from the place name.
    Sense id: en-Yale-en-name-submVY6W Categories (other): English surnames, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Cities Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 16 16 16 16 2 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 5 5 5 5 2 27 31 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 6 6 6 6 2 25 29 7 Disambiguation of Cities: 11 11 11 11 11 4 16 19 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms (university): Yalie Translations (Welsh commote): Yale [neuter] (Polish), Iâl [feminine] (Welsh) Translations (romanisation scheme): 耶魯拼音 /耶鲁拼音 (je⁴ lou⁵ ping³ jam¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 耶魯拼音 /耶鲁拼音 (Yélǔ pīnyīn) (Chinese Mandarin), イェール式 (Yēru-shiki) (Japanese), 예일 표기법 (yeil pyogibeop) (Korean), Yale [masculine] (Polish), йе́льская романиза́ция (jjélʹskaja romanizácija) [feminine] (Russian) Translations (university): Եյլ (Eyl) (Armenian), 耶魯大學 /耶鲁大学 (Yélǔ dàxué) (Chinese Mandarin), 耶魯 /耶鲁 (Yēlǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), イェール大学 (Yēru daigaku) (Japanese), エール大学 (Ēru daigaku) (Japanese), 예일 대학교 (yeil daehakgyo) (Korean), येल (yel) [neuter] (Marathi), Yale [neuter] (Polish), Йе́льский университе́т (Jjélʹskij universitét) [masculine] (Russian), Yale-universitetet (Swedish)
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Chinese Disambiguation of Chinese: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'university': 15 21 21 21 21 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Welsh commote': 29 7 7 7 7 28 15 Disambiguation of 'romanisation scheme': 2 24 23 23 23 1 3 Disambiguation of 'university': 15 21 21 21 21 0 0

Proper name

Etymology templates: {{wp|Yalë language}} Head templates: {{en-prop}} Yale
  1. A language spoken in Papua New Guinea, sometimes called Nagatman (the name of a village where it is spoken)
    Sense id: en-Yale-en-name-tsT813Ol Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Cities Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 6 6 6 6 1 24 30 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 5 5 5 5 2 27 31 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 6 6 6 6 2 25 29 7 Disambiguation of Cities: 11 11 11 11 11 4 16 19 6
  2. A people in Papua New Guinea associated with the Yale language
    Sense id: en-Yale-en-name-~ZLPbcfo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Chinese Disambiguation of Chinese: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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