醤油

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Japanese

Etymology 1

    Kanji in this term
    しょう
    Hyōgai

    Grade: 3
    kan'on goon
    Alternative spelling
    醬油 (kyūjitai)
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    /ɕauju//ɕɔːju//ɕoːju/

    First attested in the mid-Muromachi period.

    Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 醬油 / 酱油 (jiàngyóu, literally thick paste + oil).

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    (しょう)() (shōyuしやうゆ (syauyu)?

    1. soy sauce
      Synonyms: 下地 (shitaji), (murasaki)
    Derived terms
    Proverbs
    Descendants
    • Dutch: soja, via Kagoshima dialect forms そい (soi)[3]そや (soya) (see there for further descendants)
    • Hawaiian: koiū

    Etymology 2

    Kanji in this term
    しょう
    Hyōgai
    ゆう
    Grade: 3
    kan'on
    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

    (しょう)(ゆう) (shōyūしやういう (syauiu)?

    1. (rare) soy sauce

    Etymology 3

    Kanji in this term

    Hyōgai

    Grade: 3
    irregular
    Alternative spelling
    醬油 (kyūjitai)
    Kanji in this term
    しょ
    Hyōgai

    Grade: 3
    irregular
    Alternative spelling
    醬油 (kyūjitai)

    Cognate with standard Japanese (しょう)() (shōyu) and Okinawan (そー)(ゆー) (sōyū).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    ()() or (しょ)() (soi or shoi

    1. (Kagoshima) soy sauce
    Descendants

    See also

    References

    1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    2. ^ 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. 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

    Kanji in this term
    そー
    Hyōgai
    ゆー
    Grade: 3
    on'yomi
    Alternative spelling
    醬油 (kyūjitai)

    Etymology

    Cognate with standard Japanese 醤油 (shōyu, soy sauce).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    (そー)(ゆー) (sōyū

    1. soy sauce

    References

    1. ^ ソーユー” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).

    Tokunoshima

    Kanji in this term
    Hyōgai Grade: 3
    Alternative spelling
    醬油 (kyūjitai)

    Etymology

    Cognate with Japanese 醤油 (shōyu, soy sauce).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    醤油(しょい) (shoi

    1. (Asama) soy sauce

    References