Etymology

yuri

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Today it means: A narrative or visual work featuring a romantic or sexual relationship between women. Full definition →

Japanese 百合
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yuri · noun1

  1. Japanese · borrowed from百合
  2. Japanese · borrowed from百合
  3. English todayyuri

Borrowed from Japanese 百合(ゆり) (yuri, “lily”), by analogy to 薔薇(バラ) (bara, “rose”), indicating love. See Yuri (genre) § “Terminology and etymology” at Wikipedia.

Yuri · proper noun2

  1. Russian · borrowed fromЮ́рий“George”
  2. English todayYuri

From Russian Ю́рий (Júrij, “George”). Doublet of George.

Yuri · proper noun3

  1. Japanese · borrowed fromゆうり
  2. Japanese · borrowed fromゆり
  3. English todayYuri

* From Japanese ゆり (Yuri). * From Japanese ゆうり (Yūri). "Yuri" is a transliteration of several source forms, such as 由里, 由理, 由梨, 由利, 祐里, 友里, 友理, 悠里.

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