soy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 2 Spanish 2.1 Verb 3 Tocharian B 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 4 Turkish 4.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• soya

[edit] Etymology

Probably via Dutch, from a Japanese variant of 醤油 (しょうゆ, shōyu), from Chinese 醬油 (jiàngyóu), from 醬 ‘bean paste’ + 油 ‘oil’.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɔɪ/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɔɪ

[edit] Noun

soy (uncountable)

1. A Chinese and Japanese liquid sauce for fish, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water. US preference is the term soy sauce.

   I like a little soy with my rice.

   • 1902 — Annie R. Gregory, Woman's Favorite Cookbook, p381

     Pour in four tablespoonfuls of sherry and four tablespoonfuls of soy, as much vinegar as the jar will hold, and cover closely until wanted.

2. Soybeans. Often used attributively.

   These candles are made from soy.

   The soy crop is looking good this year.

[edit] Derived terms

• soy bean
• soy milk
• soy sauce

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Verb

soy (infinitive: ser)

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of ser; I am.

   Yo no soy marinero, soy capitán.

   I am not a sailor, I am a captain.

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[edit] Tocharian B

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *suHyús. Cognate with Tocharian A se, Armenian ուստր (ustr) and Ancient Greek υἱύς (huiús). Confer also the diminituve form soṃśke reflecting the alternative PIE word for "son".

[edit] Noun

soy m.

1. son

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[edit] Turkish

[edit] Noun

soy

1. kin
2. sort