n. a chant in an ancient Inuit spirit song, “expressing the influence of the unique and difficult environment on the peoples’ soul” (Alvin M. Josephy, 500 Nations: An Illustrated History of North American Indians).
Iye.
n. a populated place in the Harjumaa and Hiiumaa regions of Estonia.
n. a stream in Indonesia.
iyeee.
interj. a cry of pain.
<I have a mad headache today. Iyeee. —Snowboard.com.>
interj. a Samurai yell, as in the novel Bait by Mark Weatherbe.
interj. a scream of panic.
<“Iyeee!!!” I sputtered, as I lost my footing and slid down the bank toward the creek. —Gary John Rush, Emergency Toilet Paper: An Outdoorsman’s Bathroom Guide.>
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