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そい・しょい【醤油・醬油】 : soi · shoi | define meaning
soi · shoi
Pronunciation: [soj~ɕoj]
Definition
Noun
- Soy sauce; shoyu
Etymology
Cognate to standard Japanese しょうゆ【醤油・醬油】 shouyu "soy sauce". Ultimately from Chinese 【酱油・醤油・醬油】 "soy sauce" (cf. Mandarin jiàngyóu; Cantonese zoeng3 jau4; Min Nan chiùⁿ-iû; Wu tsian; Middle Chinese *tsjaŋ jǝw), itself a compound of "thick sauce; paste" and "oil".
Notes
The English word "soy" was borrowed from this dialect, while the variant "soya" or "soja" was borrowed from its topicalized form, そや soya / しょや shoya.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 醤油 醬油 |
| Kana | そい しょい |
| Romanization | soi shoi |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [soj~ɕoj] |
意味：しょうゆ【醤油・醬油】
Categories:
醤油
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2019, December 13). そい・しょい【醤油・醬油】 : soi · shoi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/13/soi-shoi/.