ly

L1Y4

proper noun

A surname from Vietnamese.

Similar
LYlightyearlight year
OriginVietnamese Lý →
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Meanings

ly1

nounly (plural lys)

plural lys

  1. abbreviationastronomyAbbreviation of light year.

    Synonyms: LY, lightyear

ly2

verb
  1. obsoleteObsolete form of lie.

    One of the five large Isles, that ly near the coast […]

    1697, Christopher Irvine, Historiæ Scoticæ Nomenclatura Latino-vernacula, page 14

LY3

nounLY (countable and uncountable, plural LYs)

plural LYs · alternative L.Y. · alternative L. Y.

  1. alternativecountableastronomyAlternative spelling of ly; light-year

    Synonyms: light year

  2. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of lethal yellowing.

Ly4

proper noun
  1. A surname from Vietnamese.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. VietnameseLý
  2. EnglishLy

Borrowed from Vietnamese Lý. Doublet of Lee.

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Translations

French al, a.l.
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Cite this entry
APA

ly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ly

MLA

“ly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ly.

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