yale

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/jeɪl/

noun

A mythical beast in European mythology and heraldry, usually portrayed as an antelope- or goatlike four-legged creature with large horns that it can swivel in any direction.

“Coordinate term: Jyutping”

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Meanings

yale1

nounyale (plural yales)

plural yales · alternative eale

  1. A mythical beast in European mythology and heraldry, usually portrayed as an antelope- or goatlike four-legged creature with large horns that it can swivel in any direction.

    Synonyms: centicore

Yale2

proper noun
  1. A university in the eastern United States.
    1 more example

    But all this still does not rise to the level of a constitutional crisis, according to Jack Balkin, a Yale law professor who has written in depth about the term along with University of Texas professor Sanford Levinson. Democrats in Congress can go to the courts to have their subpoenas enforced, although Balkin said that is not an ideal path.

    2019 May 8, Zachary B. Wolf, “How to know when it’s a constitutional crisis”, in CNN
  2. A romanisation scheme originating from Yale University.
    1. A romanisation scheme designed for Mandarin.
    2. A romanisation scheme designed for Cantonese.

      Coordinate term: Jyutping

    3. A romanisation scheme designed for Japanese.
    4. A romanisation scheme designed for Korean.
  3. historicalIâl, a commote of medieval Wales.
  4. A surname transferred from the place name.

Yale3

proper noun
  1. A language spoken in Papua New Guinea, sometimes called Nagatman (the name of a village where it is spoken)
  2. A people in Papua New Guinea associated with the Yale language

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA mythical beast in European mythology and heraldry, usually portrayed as an antelope- or goatlike four-legged creature with large horns that it can swivel in any direction.

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Origin

yale · noun

  1. Hebrewיָעֵל“mountain goat”
  2. Englishyale

Possibly derived from Hebrew יָעֵל (ya'el, “mountain goat”). Compare Latin eale.

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Yale · proper noun

  1. WelshIâl
  2. EnglishYale

Ultimately borrowed from Welsh Iâl, from iâl (“clearing, cultivated upland”). The surname is habitational. The university is named for Elihu Yale, a notable early benefactor.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 耶魯拼音 /耶鲁拼音
  • 耶魯拼音 /耶鲁拼音 (je⁴ lou⁵ ping³ jam¹)romanisation scheme
Chinese Mandarin 耶魯 /耶鲁, 耶魯大學 /耶鲁大学
  • 耶魯 /耶鲁 (yēlǔ)mythical beast
  • 耶魯大學 /耶鲁大学 (Yélǔ dàxué)university
  • 耶魯 /耶鲁 (Yēlǔ)university
  • 耶魯拼音 /耶鲁拼音 (Yélǔ pīnyīn)romanisation scheme
French éale
  • éalemythical beast
German Yale
  • Yalemythical beast
Hebrew יֵיל
  • יֵילmythical beast
Italian eale
  • ealemythical beast
Japanese エアレー, イェール大学
  • エアレー (earē)mythical beast
  • イェール大学 (Yēru daigaku)university
  • エール大学 (Ēru daigaku)university
  • イェール式 (Yēru-shiki)romanisation scheme
Korean 예일 대학교, 예일 표기법
  • 예일 대학교 (yeil daehakgyo)university
  • 예일 표기법 (yeil pyogibeop)romanisation scheme
Latin eale
  • ealemythical beast
Polish yale, Yale
  • yalemythical beast
  • YaleWelsh commote
  • Yaleuniversity
  • Yaleromanisation scheme
Russian йейл, Йе́льский университе́т
  • йейл (jjejl)mythical beast
  • Йе́льский университе́т (Jjélʹskij universitét)university
  • йе́льская романиза́ция (jjélʹskaja romanizácija)romanisation scheme
Spanish eale
  • ealemythical beast
Swedish Yale-universitetet
  • Yale-universitetetuniversity
Ukrainian єйл
  • єйл (jejl)mythical beast
Welsh iâl, Iâl
  • iâlmythical beast
  • IâlWelsh commote

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Cite this entry
APA

yale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yale

MLA

“yale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yale. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yale,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yale.

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