"Ye" meaning in English

See Ye in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Yes [plural]
Etymology: Romanization of the Chinese surname 葉 /叶 (Yè). Etymology templates: {{der|en|zh|-}} Chinese Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Ye (plural Yes)
  1. A surname from Chinese.
    Sense id: en-Ye-en-name-4TuPt0~5 Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /jeɪ/ Audio: en-us-yea.ogg
enPR: yā Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: Shortened from Kanye. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ye
  1. (slang before 2021) Kanye West, American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Individuals
    Sense id: en-Ye-en-name-lQ8QvRSt Disambiguation of Individuals: 9 91 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "Kanye West, American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer."
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      ],
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "homophone": "yay"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "yea"
    }
  ],
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}

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