Yale

• (university): Yale University (more properly)

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.

• IPA^(key): /jeɪl/

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• Rhymes: -eɪl

Yale

1. A university in the eastern United States.
2. A romanisation scheme originating from Yale University.
   1. A romanisation scheme designed for Mandarin.

      Coordinate terms: Gwoyeu Romatzyh, Pinyin, Wade-Giles, Zhuyin fuhao

   2. A romanisation scheme designed for Cantonese.

      Coordinate term: Jyutping

   3. A romanisation scheme designed for Japanese.

      Hypernym: romaji

   4. A romanisation scheme designed for Korean.
3. (historical) Iâl, a commote of medieval Wales.
4. A surname transferred from the place name.

• (university): Yalie

• Yale Romanization on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Ealy, Laye, Yael, aley, ayle, laye