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See also: Appendix:Variations of "y"

ỷ	U+1EF7, ỷ LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH HOOK ABOVE

Composition:

y [U+0079] + ◌̉ [U+0309]

← Ỷ
[U+1EF6]

Latin Extended Additional

Ỹ →
[U+1EF8]

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 倚 (“to lean; to rely”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔi˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɪj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɪj˨˩˦]

Letter

ỷ (upper case Ỷ)

The letter y in hỏi tone.

Verb

ỷ

(derogatory) to rely; compare dựa (“to lean; to rely”, in a more positive way)
ỷ (lại) vào ― to rely on

thói ỷ lại ― (the bad habit/the disapprovable conduct of) reliance

ỷ y ― to be very reassured

Nó ỷ nó có bố là tai to mặt lớn.
She's so full of herself thanks to her powerful father.

Ỷ Thiên Đồ Long kí ― The Chronicles of the Heaven-Reliant Sword and the Dragon-Slaying Saber

See also

Derived terms

ỷ lại

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