English Explanatory Dictionary

Sy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Abbreviation of Seyfert galaxy, a type of AGN class of active galaxy.
name
  1. Alternative form of Si.
name
  1. A Chinese Filipino surname from Spanish
noun
  1. Initialism of steam yacht: a steam-powered yacht.
  2. Initialism of sailing yacht: a wind-powered yacht.
  3. Initialism of school year.
  4. Clipping of Syrian Jew.

Pronunciation

/saɪ/ en-us-sigh.ogg /ˈsi/

Word forms

Sy SYs

Etymology

From Spanish Sy, from Hokkien 施 (Si). Doublet of See, Sze, Siy, and Shi.

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