"yn" meaning in English

See yn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: yns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} yn (plural yns)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of YN. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: YN
    Sense id: en-yn-en-noun-r6Nkqb-s

Noun

Etymology: From early romanizations of Chinese 陰/阴 (yīn). Etymology templates: {{zh-l|陰}} 陰/阴 (yīn) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} yn (uncountable)
  1. Obsolete form of yin. Tags: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable Alternative form of: yin
    Sense id: en-yn-en-noun-n05Ke5Zd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From early romanizations of Chinese 陰/阴 (yīn).",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      ],
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    }
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        "Alternative letter-case form of YN."
      ],
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    "English nouns",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 9 entries",
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    {
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      ],
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      ],
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          "yin",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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