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Japanese
Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
醬油 ( kyūjitai )
/ɕauju/ → /ɕɔːju/ → /ɕoːju/
First attested in the mid-Muromachi period .
Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 醬油 / 酱油 ( jiàngyóu , literally “ thick paste + oil ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
醤( しょう ) 油( ゆ ) • (shōyu ) ←しやうゆ ( syauyu ) ?
soy sauce
Synonyms: 下地 ( shitaji ) , 紫 ( murasaki )
Derived terms
Proverbs
Descendants
Etymology 2
Alternative spelling
醬油 ( kyūjitai )
/ɕaujiu/ → /ɕɔːjuː/ → /ɕoːjuː/
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium . Particularly: “Shift from shōyu above?”)
Noun
醤( しょう ) 油( ゆう ) • (shōyū ) ←しやういう ( syauiu ) ?
( rare ) soy sauce
Etymology 3
Alternative spelling
醬油 ( kyūjitai )
Alternative spelling
醬油 ( kyūjitai )
Cognate with standard Japanese 醤( しょう ) 油( ゆ ) ( shōyu ) and Okinawan 醤( そー ) 油( ゆー ) ( sōyū ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
醤( そ ) 油( い ) or 醤( しょ ) 油( い ) • (soi or shoi )
( Kagoshima ) soy sauce
Descendants
See also
References
^ Matsumura, Akira , editor (2006 ), 大辞林 [Daijirin ] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo : Sanseidō , →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute , editor (1998 ), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary ] (in Japanese), Tokyo : NHK Publishing, Inc. , →ISBN
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 “そい・しょい【醤油・醬油】 ” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary , 2019.
Okinawan
Alternative spelling
醬油 ( kyūjitai )
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese 醤油 ( shōyu , “ soy sauce ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
醤( そー ) 油( ゆー ) (sōyū )
soy sauce
References
^ “ソーユー ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024) .
Tokunoshima
Alternative spelling
醬油 ( kyūjitai )
Etymology
Cognate with Japanese 醤油 ( shōyu , “ soy sauce ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
醤油( しょい ) (shoi )
( Asama ) soy sauce
References
“しょい【醤油・醬油】 ” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary , 2019.