Etymology

Yim

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Cantonese 嚴 /严
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The story

  1. Cantonese · borrowed from閻 /阎
  2. Cantonese · borrowed from嚴 /严
  3. English todayYim

Borrowed from Cantonese 嚴 /严 (jim⁴) or Cantonese 閻 /阎 (jim⁴).

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