joiu

Finnish

Verb

joiu

1. inflection of joikua:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 醤油 (shōyu), itself an orthographic borrowing of Chinese 醬油 / 酱油 (jiàngyóu, literally “thick paste + oil”).

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [tʲoːi̯u], (enunciated) [tʲo i̯u]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /tʲewjiw/
• Bender phonemes: {jȩwyiw}

Noun

joiu

1. soy sauce
2. shoyu

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary