Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soya

/ˈsɔɪ.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: soya
IPA: /ˈsɔɪ.ə/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of soy.

British usage; Uncountable

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”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: そや, 醤油, 醬油

Usage

British usage
Uncountable

Derived Forms

soyaburger soyasaponin

Phrases

soya bean soya sauce

Synonyms

soy soybean soya bean soybean plant soja soja bean glycine max

Homonyms

sawyer (some accents)

Rhymes With

paranoia nagoya montoya sequoia moya goya toya loya latoya bedoya sequoyah tafoya

Questions

How do you pronounce soya?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɔɪ.ə/.
What does soya mean?: Alternative form of soy.
Where does soya come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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