soy

See also:Soy,soy-,söy,sơ ý,andsoþ

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/sɔɪ/

• Audio(US):

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• Rhymes:-ɔɪ

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

ChineseTương du／Tương du(jiàngyóu)obor.

Japanese醤 du

Japaneseそやbor.

Dutchsojabor.

Englishsoy

1670s;borrowedfromDutchsoja,fromSatsumaJapanese醤 du(そい,soi),variant of the standard Japanese醤 du(しょうゆ,shōyu).Doubletofshoyu.

Noun

soy(usuallyuncountable,pluralsoys)

1. A common East Asian liquidsauce,made by subjecting boiledbeansto longfermentationand then longdigestioninsaltandwater.

   Synonym:(US)soy sauce

   I like a littlesoywith my rice.

   • 1902,Annie R. Gregory,Woman's Favorite Cookbook,page381:

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

2. (uncountable,oftenattributive)Soybeans,or theproteinderived from them.

   These candles are made fromsoy.

   Thesoycrop is looking good this year.

   This diet doesn't let me eatsoy.

Alternative forms

• (UK)soya

Derived terms

• soy banter
• soy bean
• soy boy
• soyburger
• soycheese
• soycuck
• soy face
• soy face
• soyfood
• soyhull
• soyjak
• soylent
• soymeal
• soymeat
• soy milk
• soy nut
• soy nut
• soysage
• soy sauce
• soy yogurt
• trypticase soy agar

Translations

soy sauce—seesoy sauce

soy beans—see alsosoybean

• Arabic:صُويَاf(ṣūyā)
• Bulgarian:соя(bg)f(soja)
• Burmese:ပဲကျပ်ပျဉ်(my)(pai:kyappyany)
• Catalan:soiaf,sojaf
• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Đại đậu(zh)(dàdòu)

• Danish:sojabønne(da)c
• Finnish:soija(fi),soijapapu(fi)
• French:soja(fr)m
• Galician:soia(gl)f
• German:Soja(de)n,Sojabohnenfpl
• Greek:σόγια(el)n(sógia)
• Hungarian:szója(hu)
• Indonesian:kedelai(id)sgorc
• Japanese:Đại đậu(ja)(だいず, daizu)
• Khmer:សៀង(km)(siǝŋ)
• Lao:please add this translation if you can
• Malay:soya(ms),kedelai(archaic)
• Maori:hoi
• Occitan:sòjaf
• Piedmontese:sòjaf
• Polish:soja(pl)f
• Portuguese:soja(pt)f
• Romanian:soia(ro)f
• Russian:со́я(ru)f(sója),со́евые бобы́mpl(sójevyje bobý)
• Slovene:soja(sl)pl
• Spanish:soja(es)f
• Thai:ถั่วเหลือง(th)(tùua-lʉ̌ʉang)
• Vietnamese:đậu nành(vi)

See also

• khao soy(etymologically unrelated)

Adjective

soy(comparativemoresoyorsoyer,superlativemostsoyorsoyest)

1. (Internetslang,derogatory)Characteristic of asoy boy;weak,unmasculine,etc.

   This whole drama is thesoyestthing I've ever seen.

   • 2021February 5, u/GameBoy09, “Daily Dose does a face reveal on Dr. K”, inReddit‎^[1],r/LivestreamFail, archived fromthe originalon20 September 2023:

     His voice sounded kindasoy-ish but damn he has a god-like jawline.

   • 2021August 16, @HodlingCarla,Twitter‎^[2],archived fromthe originalon20 September 2023:

     Happy Monday to everyone except those who support vax mandates, akasoypeople.

   • 2022April 14, @EverydayWarren,Twitter‎^[3],archived fromthe originalon25 April 2024:

     I read this while drinking a Soylent protein shake for breakfast and I couldn't help but think to myself, mid sip, that this tweet really is the absolutesoyestthing I have ever seen or consumed in any form in my entire life.

   • 2023January 28, u/TabNone, “Is anybody else both happy for Destiny's rising success, but also sad about what it's doing to the quality of the DGG community?”, inReddit‎^[4],r/Destiny, archived fromthe originalon20 September 2023:

     It's always hard to tell if it's the reality or if you're just misremembering, but yeah to me it feels like the quality has gone down since the red-pill arc for sure. Both in terms of the quality of some of the comments and the number ofreactionarystyle right-leaning/centristy comments/posts. Plus people are generally more concerned with not appearingsoythan anything else.

   • 2023February 7, @HMBohemond,Twitter‎^[5],archived fromthe originalon20 September 2023:

     Even Reddit, the mostsoyplace on the internet, is giving up on female Space Marines ever happening.

   • 2023June 6, u/potatoloafer, “New Noah Samson redpill shorts content features Destiny briefly and actually misses the point entirely”, inReddit‎^[6],r/Destiny, archived fromthe originalon25 April 2024:

     Noah Samson is just Hasan but evensoyer(idk how that's even possible)

   • 2023July 5, @blvckledge,Twitter‎^[7],archived fromthe originalon20 September 2023:

     threadssoyasf ngl

   • 2023July 7, u/rpthrowah, “1/4 of the posts here are 18-25 year olds with hot takes about life experiences they've never had”, inReddit‎^[8],r/redscarepod, archived fromthe originalon25 April 2024:

     "I want a bad bitch bpd art hoe to RUIN MY LIFE" typed by thesoyestman alive

   • 2024April 22, @bharattaxoffice,Twitter‎^[9],archived fromthe originalon25 April 2024:

     Seething about beer and football is objectively farsoyerthan enjoying yourself like a normal person. If they stop following their team they're not going to automatically manifest as the Anglo Atatürk, they're just going to waste their time some other way

Verb

soy(third-person singular simple presentsoys,present participlesoying,simple past and past participlesoyed)

1. (intransitive,Internetslang,derogatory,uncommon)Synonym ofsoy out(“to act in the manner of a soy boy”).
   • 2021May 24, u/Cro_Core, “I'm so fucking disappointed”, inReddit‎^[10],r/DotA2, archived fromthe originalon21 September 2023:

     Soyingover a video game.

   • 2022September 21, @NeoWokio,Twitter‎^[11],archived fromthe originalon21 September 2023:

     Oh I know the geeks aresoyingabout their made up little war

   • 2022November 5, @doejens,Twitter‎^[12],archived fromthe originalon21 September 2023:

     I'msoyingso badly frfr

   • 2023July 2, @Kulesh0vEffect,Twitter‎^[13],archived fromthe originalon21 September 2023:

     This guy makes surface level, boring videos for baby leftists tosoyover. ¶ Zero depth

   • 2023July 26, u/notsofucked7, “No wonder conservatives hate it lol, it's coo bro, your girl already in my dms.”, inReddit‎^[14],r/VaushV, archived fromthe originalon21 September 2023:

     I make women cum bysoyingover this tedious cringey wine-mom humor movie

Etymology 2

BorrowedfromFrenchsoie(“silk”),soye,fromMiddle Frenchsoye,fromOld Frenchsoie,earlierseie,fromLatinsēta,saeta,fromProto-Italic*saitā,fromProto-Indo-European*séh₂ito-,*sh₂éyto-,from*sh₂ey-,*seh₂i-(“to bind”).Doubletofseta.

Noun

soy(uncountable)

2. (Scotland,archaic)Silk.
   • 1765,Thomas Percy,compiler, “Gilderoy”, inReliques of Ancient English Poetry:[…],volume I, London:[…]J[ames]Dodsley[…],→OCLC,book III,page300:

     GILDEROY was a bonnie boy, / Had roſes tull his ſhoone, / His ſtockings were of ſilkenſoy,/ Wi' garters hanging doune:[…]

   • 1840,Walter Prideaux,Poems of Chivalry, Faery, and the Olden Time,London:Smith, Elder & Co.,page126:

     Our tents are spread with gossamer thread, / More delicate far than silkensoy.

   • 1850April, “The Cymbalier's Bride”, inSartain's Union Magazine of Literature and Art,volume VI, number 4, Philadelphia, P.A.:John Sartain & Co.,→OCLC,page267,column 2:

     Now two and two the host comes by; / And first the pikemen, stout and slow; / Next, under pennons flaunting high, / Barons in cloaks of silkensoy/ And caps of velvet go.

Usage notes

• Typically used in the phrase "silken soy".

Anagrams

• YSO,yos

Azerbaijani

Etymology

FromCommon Turkic*sōy.Cognate withUyghurسوي(soy).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

soy(definite accusativesoyu,pluralsoylar)

1. stock(lineage, family, ancestry)
2. extraction(origin or ancestry)

   Synonym:əsl

3. family

   Synonym:ailə

4. generation

   Synonym:nəsil

Declension

Declension ofsoy
	singular	plural
nominative	soy	soylar
definite accusative	soyu	soyları
dative	soya	soylara
locative	soyda	soylarda
ablative	soydan	soylardan
definite genitive	soyun	soyların

Possessive forms ofsoy
	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim(“my”)	soyum	soylarım
sənin(“your”)	soyun	soyların
onun(“his/her/its”)	soyu	soyları
bizim(“our”)	soyumuz	soylarımız
sizin(“your”)	soyunuz	soylarınız
onların(“their”)	soyuorsoyları	soyları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim(“my”)	soyumu	soylarımı
sənin(“your”)	soyunu	soylarını
onun(“his/her/its”)	soyunu	soylarını
bizim(“our”)	soyumuzu	soylarımızı
sizin(“your”)	soyunuzu	soylarınızı
onların(“their”)	soyunuorsoylarını	soylarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim(“my”)	soyuma	soylarıma
sənin(“your”)	soyuna	soylarına
onun(“his/her/its”)	soyuna	soylarına
bizim(“our”)	soyumuza	soylarımıza
sizin(“your”)	soyunuza	soylarınıza
onların(“their”)	soyunaorsoylarına	soylarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim(“my”)	soyumda	soylarımda
sənin(“your”)	soyunda	soylarında
onun(“his/her/its”)	soyunda	soylarında
bizim(“our”)	soyumuzda	soylarımızda
sizin(“your”)	soyunuzda	soylarınızda
onların(“their”)	soyundaorsoylarında	soylarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim(“my”)	soyumdan	soylarımdan
sənin(“your”)	soyundan	soylarından
onun(“his/her/its”)	soyundan	soylarından
bizim(“our”)	soyumuzdan	soylarımızdan
sizin(“your”)	soyunuzdan	soylarınızdan
onların(“their”)	soyundanorsoylarından	soylarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim(“my”)	soyumun	soylarımın
sənin(“your”)	soyunun	soylarının
onun(“his/her/its”)	soyunun	soylarının
bizim(“our”)	soyumuzun	soylarımızın
sizin(“your”)	soyunuzun	soylarınızın
onların(“their”)	soyununorsoylarının	soylarının

Derived terms

• soyadı
• soydaş

Descendants

• →?Khalaj:soy

Further reading

• “soy”inObastan.com.

Middle French

Pronoun

soy

1. oneself

Descendants

• French:soi

Spanish

Etymology

FromOld Spanishso,fromLatinsum(“I am”).For the addition of /-j/, comparedoy,voy,estoy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈsoi/[ˈsoi̯]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes:-oi
• Syllabification:soy

Verb

soy

1. first-personsingularpresentindicativeofser

   Yo nosoymarinero,soycapitán.

   Iamnot a sailor, Iama captain.

Tocharian B

Etymology

FromProto-Indo-European*suHyús.Cognate withTocharian Ase,Old Armenianուստր(ustr)andAncient Greekυἱύς(huiús).Compare also the diminutive formsoṃśkereflecting the alternativeProto-Indo-Europeanroot for "son".

Noun

soym

1. son

Related terms

• soṃśke

See also

• tkācer
• pācer
• mācer
• procer
• ṣer

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈsoj/
• Hyphenation:soy

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

InheritedfromOttoman Turkishصوی(soy),fromCommon Turkic*soy,compareOld Turkic[script needed](soy).

Noun

soy(definite accusativesoyu,pluralsoylar)

1. ancestry
2. descent
3. family
4. kin
5. lineage
6. sort
7. tribe
8. origin
9. pedigree
10. progeny

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	soy
Definite accusative	soyu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	soy	soylar
Definite accusative	soyu	soyları
Dative	soya	soylara
Locative	soyda	soylarda
Ablative	soydan	soylardan
Genitive	soyun	soyların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular soyum soylarım 2nd singular soyun soyların 3rd singular soyu soyları 1st plural soyumuz soylarımız 2nd plural soyunuz soylarınız 3rd plural soyları soyları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular soyumu soylarımı 2nd singular soyunu soylarını 3rd singular soyunu soylarını 1st plural soyumuzu soylarımızı 2nd plural soyunuzu soylarınızı 3rd plural soylarını soylarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular soyuma soylarıma 2nd singular soyuna soylarına 3rd singular soyuna soylarına 1st plural soyumuza soylarımıza 2nd plural soyunuza soylarınıza 3rd plural soylarına soylarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular soyumda soylarımda 2nd singular soyunda soylarında 3rd singular soyunda soylarında 1st plural soyumuzda soylarımızda 2nd plural soyunuzda soylarınızda 3rd plural soylarında soylarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular soyumdan soylarımdan 2nd singular soyundan soylarından 3rd singular soyundan soylarından 1st plural soyumuzdan soylarımızdan 2nd plural soyunuzdan soylarınızdan 3rd plural soylarından soylarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular soyumun soylarımın 2nd singular soyunun soylarının 3rd singular soyunun soylarının 1st plural soyumuzun soylarımızın 2nd plural soyunuzun soylarınızın 3rd plural soylarının soylarının

Synonyms

• sülale

Derived terms

• soyadı
• soy ağacı
• soydaş
• soygaz
• soykırım
• soylu

Etymology 2

Verb

soy

1. second-personsingularimperativeofsoymak

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan(2002–) “soy”,inNişanyan Sözlük