Save Gender Feminine Usage Vietnamese Pronounced Pron. /ʔi˧ˀ˦.ɲi˧˧/, /ʔɪj˧˥.ɲɪj˧˥/, /ʔɪj˦ˀ˥.ɲ̻ɪj˧˧/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Sino-Vietnamese 鷾鴯 (ý nhi) meaning "swallow (bird)".