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Ayin vs Yin - What's the difference?

ayin | yin |

As nouns the difference between ayin and yin

is that ayin is the sixteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others) while yin is a principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with dark, cool, female, etc. elements of the natural world.

As a numeral yin is

the number one, primarily used in Scotland and Ulster.

ayin

English

Alternative forms

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Noun

  • The sixteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "ayin") ----

    yin

    English

    Etymology 1

    From early romanizations of Chinese , originally used in reference to shaded areas, as of a mountain or home. (yin)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (label) A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with dark, cool, female, elements of the natural world.
    • Related terms
    * (complement) yang * (unity) yin-yang

    Etymology 2

    From , (m) and (m).

    Numeral

    (head)
  • The number one, primarily used in Scotland and Ulster
    • English cardinal numbers ----