soya

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See also: søya and soþa

English

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Noun

soya (uncountable)

  1. (British) Alternative form of soy.

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch soja, from Japanese そや (soya), topicalized form of そい (soi), itself the Kagoshima dialectal form of Japanese 醤油 (shōyu, soy sauce), from Chinese 醬油酱油 (jiàngyóu).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: so‧ya

Noun

soya (first-person possessive soyaku, second-person possessive soyamu, third-person possessive soyanya)

  1. soya
    Synonym: kedelai

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Japanese

Romanization

soya

  1. Rōmaji transcription of そや

Spanish

Common names for soy in the Spanish-speaking world

Alternative forms

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 (t͡sɨɐŋH, bean paste) + (oil).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈsoʝa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈsoʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈsoʒa/

  • Rhymes: -oʝa
  • Syllabification: so‧ya

Noun

soya f (plural soyas)

(Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, Andes, Philippines) Alternative form of soja

  1. soya, soybean
  2. soy (soy sauce)
    Synonyms: salsa de soya, salsa de soja, sillao

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