soya

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of soy.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɔɪ.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-soya.wav

Word forms

soya

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch soja; from the Satsuma dialectal Japanese そや (soya), which is the topicalized form of 醤油 (そい, soi) (cognate to standard Japanese 醤油 (しょうゆ, shōyu)), from Late Middle Japanese 醤油 (しやうゆ, shiyauyu), orthographic borrowing from Middle Chinese 醬油 (tsjàng-yuw), from 醬 (tsjangᴴ, “bean paste”) + 油 (“oil”).

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