Etymology

yeh

Y4E1H4

Today it means: A surname from Chinese [in turn from Mandarin]. Full definition →

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The story

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 葉/叶 (Yeh⁴).

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