"soya" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɔɪ.ə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-soya.wav
Rhymes: -ɔɪə 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 , orthographic borrowing from Middle Chinese 醬油 (tsjàng-yuw), from 醬 (tsjangᴴ, “bean paste”) + 油 (“oil”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|nl|soja}} Borrowed from Dutch soja, {{der|en|ja|そや|tr=soya}} Japanese そや (soya), {{der|en|ja|醤油|tr=しょうゆ, shōyu}} Japanese 醤油 (しょうゆ, shōyu), {{der|en|ja-mid-lat|醤油|tr=しやうゆ, shiyauyu}}, {{glossary|orthographic borrowing}} orthographic borrowing, {{der|en|ltc|醬油|tr=tsjàng-yuw}} Middle Chinese 醬油 (tsjàng-yuw) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} soya (uncountable)
  1. (British) Alternative form of soy. Tags: British, alt-of, alternative, error-lua-timeout, uncountable Alternative form of: soy Derived forms: soya bean, soyaburger, soyasaponin, soya sauce
    Sense id: en-soya-en-noun-z~Vl8GXF Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Phaseoleae tribe plants, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 19 23 12 27 0 4 7 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 22 12 25 0 7 7 9

Alternative forms

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