soya

See also: søya and soþa

English

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 醬 (tsjang^H, “bean paste”) + 油 (“oil”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔɪ.ə/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔɪə
• Homophone: sawyer (some accents)

Noun

soya (uncountable)

1. (UK) Alternative form of soy. [from late 17th c.]

Derived terms

• soya bean
• soyaburger
• soyasaponin
• soya sauce

Anagrams

• Soay

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

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsoja/ [ˈso.ja]
• Rhymes: -oja
• Syllabification: so‧ya

Noun

soya (plural soya-soya)

1. soya

   Synonym: kedelai

Further reading

• “soya”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Japanese

Romanization

soya

1. Rōmaji transcription of そや

Malay

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Indonesian soya, from Dutch soja, from Japanese そや.

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard, Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈsoja/ [ˈso.ja]
• Rhymes: -oja
• Hyphenation: so‧ya

Noun

soya (Jawi spelling سويا, plural soya-soya or soya²)

1. soy

   Synonym: kedelai (archaic)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• kacang soya (“soybean”)
• susu soya (“soy milk”)

Further reading

• "soya" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Spanish

Common names for soy in the Spanish-speaking world

Alternative forms

• soja

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 醬 (tsjang^H, “bean paste”) + 油 (“oil”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoʝa/ [ˈso.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoʝa/ [ˈso.ʝa] (everywhere but Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay, northern Mexico, Yucatán and Central America (except Panama))
• IPA^(key): /ˈsoʃa/ [ˈso.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsoʒa/ [ˈso.ʒa] (elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsoja/ [ˈso.ja] (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))

• Rhymes: -oʝa
• Syllabification: so‧ya

Noun

soya f (plural soyas)

(US, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, Andes Mountains, Philippines) alternative form of soja

1. soya, soybean
2. soy (soy sauce)

   Synonyms: salsa de soya, salsa de soja, sillao

Derived terms

• leche de soya
• salsa de soya
• suero de soya

Further reading

• “soya”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈja/
• Hyphenation: so‧ya

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English soya, from soja, ultimately from Japanese そや (soya).

Noun

soya (definite accusative soyayı, plural soyalar)

1. soy, soybean, any legume of the species Glycine max widely cultivated for human consumption

   Synonym: soya fasulyesi

Declension

Declension of soya

singular plural nominative soya soyalar definite accusative soyayı soyaları dative soyaya soyalara locative soyada soyalarda ablative soyadan soyalardan genitive soyanın soyaların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular soyam soyalarım 2nd singular soyan soyaların 3rd singular soyası soyaları 1st plural soyamız soyalarımız 2nd plural soyanız soyalarınız 3rd plural soyaları soyaları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular soyamı soyalarımı 2nd singular soyanı soyalarını 3rd singular soyasını soyalarını 1st plural soyamızı soyalarımızı 2nd plural soyanızı soyalarınızı 3rd plural soyalarını soyalarını dative singular plural 1st singular soyama soyalarıma 2nd singular soyana soyalarına 3rd singular soyasına soyalarına 1st plural soyamıza soyalarımıza 2nd plural soyanıza soyalarınıza 3rd plural soyalarına soyalarına locative singular plural 1st singular soyamda soyalarımda 2nd singular soyanda soyalarında 3rd singular soyasında soyalarında 1st plural soyamızda soyalarımızda 2nd plural soyanızda soyalarınızda 3rd plural soyalarında soyalarında ablative singular plural 1st singular soyamdan soyalarımdan 2nd singular soyandan soyalarından 3rd singular soyasından soyalarından 1st plural soyamızdan soyalarımızdan 2nd plural soyanızdan soyalarınızdan 3rd plural soyalarından soyalarından genitive singular plural 1st singular soyamın soyalarımın 2nd singular soyanın soyalarının 3rd singular soyasının soyalarının 1st plural soyamızın soyalarımızın 2nd plural soyanızın soyalarınızın 3rd plural soyalarının soyalarının

Derived terms

• soya eti
• soya fasulyesi
• soya filizi
• soya loru
• soya sosu
• soya sütü

Further reading

• “soya”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “soya”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “soya2”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 4, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4306
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “soya”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Etymology 2

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صویا (soya, “penknife, clasp-knife”), from Greek σουγιάς (sougiás, “penknife, pocketknife”).

Noun

soya (definite accusative soyayı, plural soyalar)

1. (dialectal) synonym of çakı (“pocket knife”)

Declension

Declension of soya

singular plural nominative soya soyalar definite accusative soyayı soyaları dative soyaya soyalara locative soyada soyalarda ablative soyadan soyalardan genitive soyanın soyaların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular soyam soyalarım 2nd singular soyan soyaların 3rd singular soyası soyaları 1st plural soyamız soyalarımız 2nd plural soyanız soyalarınız 3rd plural soyaları soyaları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular soyamı soyalarımı 2nd singular soyanı soyalarını 3rd singular soyasını soyalarını 1st plural soyamızı soyalarımızı 2nd plural soyanızı soyalarınızı 3rd plural soyalarını soyalarını dative singular plural 1st singular soyama soyalarıma 2nd singular soyana soyalarına 3rd singular soyasına soyalarına 1st plural soyamıza soyalarımıza 2nd plural soyanıza soyalarınıza 3rd plural soyalarına soyalarına locative singular plural 1st singular soyamda soyalarımda 2nd singular soyanda soyalarında 3rd singular soyasında soyalarında 1st plural soyamızda soyalarımızda 2nd plural soyanızda soyalarınızda 3rd plural soyalarında soyalarında ablative singular plural 1st singular soyamdan soyalarımdan 2nd singular soyandan soyalarından 3rd singular soyasından soyalarından 1st plural soyamızdan soyalarımızdan 2nd plural soyanızdan soyalarınızdan 3rd plural soyalarından soyalarından genitive singular plural 1st singular soyamın soyalarımın 2nd singular soyanın soyalarının 3rd singular soyasının soyalarının 1st plural soyamızın soyalarımızın 2nd plural soyanızın soyalarınızın 3rd plural soyalarının soyalarının

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “soya1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 4, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4306