soi

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noun

In Thailand, a side-street branching off a major street; an alley or lane.

OriginThai ซอย →
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Meanings

soi1

nounsoi (plural soi or sois)

plural sois

  1. In Thailand, a side-street branching off a major street; an alley or lane.

    When a motorbike sped too fast down their little side street, … Daeng and Nat would be revisiting many ranting conversations they'd had about motorbikes treating this tiny soi like it was the highway.

    2019, The Mysterious Case of the Missing Tuk-Tuk, Zach J Brodsky, Brodsky Press, Chapter 2

SOI2

noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismsemiconductor industryInitialism of silicon on insulator.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of sphere of influence.

Origin

  1. Thaiซอย
  2. Englishsoi

From Thai ซอย (sɔɔi).

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Translations

Japanese ソイ
  • ソイ (soi)a side-street branching off a major street in Thailand
Russian сой
  • сой (soj)a side-street branching off a major street in Thailand
Thai ซอย
  • ซอย (sɔɔi)a side-street branching off a major street in Thailand

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

isoiosOSI
Cite this entry
APA

soi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soi

MLA

“soi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soi.

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