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soi

soi noun: in Thailand, a side-street branching off a major street; an alley or lane.

soi: in Thailand, a side-street branching off a major street; an alley or lane
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Noun (1)

soi (plural soi or 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

Noun (2) capitalized: SOI

SOI

  1. (abbreviation, initialism, semiconductor industry) Initialism of silicon on insulator.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of sphere of influence.

soi meaning in Thai

soi in Thai

a side-street branching off a major street in Thailand
ซอย sɔɔi

Forms of soi

pluralsoi
pluralsois

Origin of soi

From Thai ซอย (sɔɔi).

Phrases with soi

Questions about soi

What does soi mean?
Soi means in Thailand, a side-street branching off a major street; an alley or lane.
What is soi in Thai?
Soi in Thai is ซอย (sɔɔi). See Soi meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is soi?
Soi is a noun.
What is the plural of soi?
The plural of soi is soi.

Words near soi in the dictionary

  1. SOHR
  2. sohs
  3. sohur
  4. Sohus
  5. Sohutan
  6. soi
  7. Soi Nhụ
  8. soi-disant
  9. SOIA
  10. Soibam
  11. soibum

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