YIN

yin

(noun) the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology; ā€œthe interaction of yin and yang maintains the harmony of the universeā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

From the romanization of various Chinese characters

Proper noun

Yin (plural Yins)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Yin is the 5324th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6548 individuals. Yin is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.97%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Yin

(geography) A mountain range in northern China at the southeast end of the Gobi Desert.

Anagrams

• NYI

Etymology 1

Noun

yin (uncountable)

(philosophy) A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with dark, cool, female, etc. elements of the natural world.

Etymology 2

Numeral

yin

The number one, primarily used in Scotland and Ulster

Anagrams

• NYI

Source: Wiktionary


Yin, n.

Definition: A Chinese weight of 2

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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