Etymology

yip

Y4I1P3

Today it means: A sharp, high-pitched bark. Full definition →

Middle English ȝyppe
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yip · noun, verb1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromȝyppe
  2. English todayyip

Possibly from dialectal yip (“to cheep like a bird”), from Middle English ȝyppe, probably imitative.

Yip · proper noun2

  1. Cantonese · borrowed from葉 /叶
  2. English todayYip

Borrowed from Cantonese 葉 /叶 (jip6).

Words from the same roots

Cantonese葉 all →

yep

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