Egg in Different Languages
Discover 'Egg' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Egg
Afrikaans eier | ||
Albanian veza | ||
Amharic እንቁላል | ||
Arabic بيضة | ||
Armenian ձու | ||
Assamese কণী | ||
Aymara k'anwa | ||
Azerbaijani yumurta | ||
Bambara sɛfan | ||
Basque arrautza | ||
Belarusian яйка | ||
Bengali ডিম | ||
Bhojpuri अंडा | ||
Bosnian jaje | ||
Bulgarian яйце | ||
Catalan ou | ||
Cebuano itlog | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 蛋 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 蛋 | ||
Corsican ovu | ||
Croatian jaje | ||
Czech vejce | ||
Danish æg | ||
Dhivehi ބިސް | ||
Dogri अंडा | ||
Dutch ei | ||
English egg | ||
Esperanto ovo | ||
Estonian muna | ||
Ewe koklozi | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) itlog | ||
Finnish kananmuna | ||
French oeuf | ||
Frisian aai | ||
Galician ovo | ||
Georgian კვერცხი | ||
German ei | ||
Greek αυγό | ||
Guarani ryguasurupi'a | ||
Gujarati ઇંડા | ||
Haitian Creole ze | ||
Hausa kwai | ||
Hawaiian huamoa | ||
Hebrew ביצה | ||
Hindi अंडा | ||
Hmong qe | ||
Hungarian tojás | ||
Icelandic egg | ||
Igbo akwa | ||
Ilocano itlog | ||
Indonesian telur | ||
Irish ubh | ||
Italian uovo | ||
Japanese 卵 | ||
Javanese endhog | ||
Kannada ಮೊಟ್ಟೆ | ||
Kazakh жұмыртқа | ||
Khmer ស៊ុត | ||
Kinyarwanda amagi | ||
Konkani तातीं | ||
Korean 계란 | ||
Krio eg | ||
Kurdish hêk | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) هێلکە | ||
Kyrgyz жумуртка | ||
Lao ໄຂ່ | ||
Latin ovum | ||
Latvian olu | ||
Lingala liki | ||
Lithuanian kiaušinis | ||
Luganda ejji | ||
Luxembourgish ee | ||
Macedonian јајце | ||
Maithili अंडा | ||
Malagasy atody | ||
Malay telur | ||
Malayalam മുട്ട | ||
Maltese bajda | ||
Maori hua manu | ||
Marathi अंडी | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯌꯦꯔꯨꯝ | ||
Mizo artui | ||
Mongolian өндөг | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဥ | ||
Nepali अण्डा | ||
Norwegian egg | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) dzira | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଅଣ୍ଡା | ||
Oromo killee | ||
Pashto هګۍ | ||
Persian تخم مرغ | ||
Polish jajko | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) ovo | ||
Punjabi ਅੰਡਾ | ||
Quechua runtu | ||
Romanian ou | ||
Russian яйцо | ||
Samoan fuamoa | ||
Sanskrit अंड | ||
Scots Gaelic ugh | ||
Sepedi lee | ||
Serbian јаје | ||
Sesotho lehe | ||
Shona zai | ||
Sindhi بيض | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) බිත්තරය | ||
Slovak vajce | ||
Slovenian jajce | ||
Somali ukunta | ||
Spanish huevo | ||
Sundanese endog | ||
Swahili yai | ||
Swedish ägg | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) itlog | ||
Tajik тухм | ||
Tamil முட்டை | ||
Tatar йомырка | ||
Telugu గుడ్డు | ||
Thai ไข่ | ||
Tigrinya እንቁላሊሕ | ||
Tsonga tandza | ||
Turkish yumurta | ||
Turkmen ýumurtga | ||
Twi (Akan) kosua | ||
Ukrainian яйце | ||
Urdu انڈہ | ||
Uyghur تۇخۇم | ||
Uzbek tuxum | ||
Vietnamese trứng | ||
Welsh wy | ||
Xhosa iqanda | ||
Yiddish יי | ||
Yoruba ẹyin | ||
Zulu iqanda |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "eier" in Afrikaans is derived from the Dutch word "eieren", meaning both "eggs" and "testicles". |
| Albanian | The term "veza" derives from Proto-Albanian "*wēd-jā," signifying both "egg" and "testicle". |
| Amharic | The word "እንቁላል" also refers to a type of small, round seed that is used as a bead or a game piece. |
| Armenian | The Armenian word for "egg" ձու (dzoo) may share a common root with the Sanskrit word "dvi" (two), possibly suggesting the egg as being a double-form. |
| Azerbaijani | In Turkic, it is called yumurta or tuxum, possibly due to the resemblance of its round shape to the shape of an almond. |
| Basque | The etymology of the Basque word "arrautza" is unknown, but it may be related to the Proto-Basque word "*arra" meaning "stone". "Arrautza" can also mean "testicle" or "ball" in Basque. |
| Belarusian | The word "яйка" in Belarusian comes from the Old Slavic word "яико", which also meant "testicle". |
| Bengali | The word "ডিম" can also mean "testicle" or "ovary" in Bengali. |
| Bosnian | In some contexts, 'jaje' can refer to chicken or bird excrement. |
| Bulgarian | The word "яйце" in Bulgarian likely comes from the Proto-Slavic word "*jaje", meaning "egg" or "testicle". |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "ou" not only means "egg" but can also refer to the egg of a bird or insect, or a ball used in games. |
| Corsican | Corsican "ovu" derives from Latin "ovum" and in the south of Corsica "ovu" also means "chick". |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "jaje" has a Proto-Slavic origin and is related to words for "apple" in other Slavic languages. |
| Czech | The word "vejce" comes from the Proto-Slavic word *jęi̯kъ, meaning "egg of a bird". |
| Danish | Derived from Proto-Germanic *ajja, also cognate with English "egg". |
| Dutch | The word "ei" can also refer to an oval-shaped object or a sore spot on the body. |
| Esperanto | The origin of "ovo" may be related to its similarity with the Latin "ovum" which also means "egg". |
| Estonian | The word "muna" in Estonian is related to the Finnish word "muna" and the Hungarian word "tojás" and all mean "egg". |
| Finnish | The word 'kananmuna' is derived from the words 'kana', meaning 'chicken', and 'muna', meaning 'egg' in Finnish, indicating that the egg originates from a chicken. |
| French | "Œuf" is also a slang term for a bump, lump, or swelling. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word 'aai' ultimately derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂wei-, meaning 'bird'. |
| German | The German word "Ei" can mean "egg" as well as the "core" of fruit like almonds or cherries, like the "heart" or "kernel" |
| Greek | The word "αυγό" in Greek comes from the word "αύγη," meaning "light" or "dawn," as eggs are often associated with the birth of new life. |
| Gujarati | In Gujarati, "ઇંડા" also refers to an oval shape and can be used as a term of endearment. |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, the word "ze" can also mean "a little bit" or "a few". |
| Hausa | The word "kwai" also means "kernel" or "core" in Hausa. |
| Hawaiian | Huamoa shares a linguistic root with the word |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word for 'egg' ('ביצה') also means 'marsh' or 'swamp' due to its association with aquatic environments where certain birds lay their eggs. |
| Hindi | "अंडा" in Hindi can also refer to a swelling or tumor, or the seed of a plant. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "qe" may have originated from the Chinese word "鸡蛋" (jīdàn), meaning "egg". |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, "tojás" also refers to the yellow yolk of an egg. |
| Icelandic | In Icelandic, the word "egg" can also mean the ridge of a mountain. |
| Igbo | In the Igbo language, 'akwa' shares a root word with 'nkwa' ('life') and is often used to represent strength and vitality, especially when referring to male offspring. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "telur" derives from the Proto-Austronesian word "*teluq", meaning both "egg" and "seed". |
| Irish | The Irish word "ubh" can also refer to the ovary or a stone used in divination. |
| Italian | The word "uovo" in Italian is derived from the Latin word "ovum", which means "egg" or "ovum". |
| Japanese | The word "卵" also means "testicle" in Japanese. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "endhog" can also refer to a fetus or an embryo, as well as to the yolk of an egg. |
| Kannada | The word "ಮೊಟ್ಟೆ" (egg) is derived from the Proto-Dravidian root "*muttu", meaning "round object" or "bud". |
| Kazakh | "Жұмыртқа", помимо значения "яйцо", используется еще в переносном смысле — «что-либо круглой формы» |
| Khmer | The word ស៊ុត (egg) in Khmer may have originated from the Sanskrit word for |
| Korean | The term "계란" (egg) originally referred to a "chicken egg" and later extended to include other types of eggs, like those laid by birds and fish. |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "hêk" is thought to be derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*h₂eg-h₂" meaning "to lay an egg". |
| Kyrgyz | The word "жумуртка" likely derives from the Mongolic *jumra*, meaning "testicle". |
| Lao | The word ໄຂ່ is also used to refer to a type of percussion instrument made of bamboo. |
| Latin | In Latin, the word "ovum" can also refer to offspring, embryo, or the uterus. |
| Latvian | "Olu" also means "beer" in archaic Latvian. |
| Lithuanian | "Kiaušinis" is the diminutive form of the word "kaušas", meaning "ladle" in Lithuanian, implying that it can hold something within. |
| Luxembourgish | Ee can also mean the shape of an egg, an oval, or a person who is small and round. |
| Macedonian | In dialects, "јајце" can also mean "stone" or "head". |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "atody" comes from the Proto-Austronesian word "*ati" meaning "seed or egg". |
| Malay | The word "telur" in Malay is derived from the Proto-Austronesian word *teluʀ, meaning "egg". |
| Malayalam | The term "മുട്ട" in Malayalam refers to eggs as well as the concept of a "beginning" or "origin". |
| Maltese | The Maltese word 'bajda' is derived from the Semitic root 'b-y-ḍ', meaning 'white'. |
| Maori | The Maori word "hua manu" not only means "egg", but also refers to young birds and fledglings. |
| Marathi | "अंडी" (egg) can also mean "testicles" or "balls" in Marathi, a testament to the language's earthy humor. |
| Mongolian | The word "өндөг" has a similar etymology to the Mongolian word for "moon" ("саран"), as they are both spherical objects in the sky. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | In Myanmar, "ဥ (egg)" is also used figuratively to refer to a person's brain or intellect. |
| Nepali | The word "अण्डा" (egg) comes from the Sanskrit word "अण्ड" (ball), which is also the origin of the English word "oval." |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, the word "egg" can also refer to an incitement or provocation. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In some dialects of Nyanja, "dzira" can also mean "fruit pit" or "hard-shelled seed." |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "هګۍ" can also mean "a large ball of dough" |
| Persian | The word "تخم مرغ" comes from "تخم" meaning "seed" and "مرغ" meaning "bird" in Persian, hence literally meaning "bird seed". |
| Polish | Jajo (egg) is derived from Proto-Slavic *jajce, which also meant "testicle", and is related to words for "testicle" in many other Slavic languages, such as Czech *jajce and Russian *яйцо (yaytso). |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | Ovo' is the Portuguese word for 'egg', derived from the Latin 'ovum' meaning 'egg' or 'ovule'. |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਅੰਡਾ" (transliterated as "anḍā") originates from the Sanskrit word "अंड" (transliterated as "aṇḍa"), which also means "egg". |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "ou" is thought to be derived from the Latin "ovum", but also bears similarities to "egg" in other Germanic languages. |
| Russian | The word "яйцо" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*jęi̯kò", and is related to the Sanskrit word "aṇḍá" and the Latin word "ōvum", all meaning "egg". |
| Samoan | "Fuamoa" is a cognate of the Proto-Polynesian word *fuamoa, meaning "egg" but also "young offspring" of animals or people. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic word "ugh" can also refer to a nest or bird's egg, or to a small or insignificant person or thing. |
| Serbian | The word "јаје" (egg) in Serbian has a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to be born" and thus cognate to "zoon" (life) in Greek. |
| Sesotho | The word "lehe" in Sesotho is derived from the Proto-Bantu word "*k-lehe". This word is a cognate for the words "egg" in many Bantu languages. |
| Shona | The word "zai" in Shona, meaning "egg," also refers to a bird's nest or a small, round object. |
| Sindhi | "بيض" (egg) in Sindhi is a loanword from Persian, where "بيضه" also refers to "testicles" and "an oval or round object." |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word බිත්තරය refers to the seed of a plant or the ovum of a female. |
| Slovak | The word "vajce" in Slovak comes from the Proto-Slavic word *jaje, which means "testicle". |
| Slovenian | The noun jajce has different meanings depending on gender, and in some dialects it means "testicle" as well. |
| Somali | The Somali word |
| Spanish | El término «huevo» proviene del latín «ovum» y también se utiliza para referirse a la zona central del volcán, donde se forma la lava. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "endog" can also mean a ball or a sphere. |
| Swahili | In Swahili, "yai" is not only an egg, but also a type of fruit. |
| Swedish | Ägg, meaning egg in Swedish, comes from the Old Norse egg and is related to the English word “edge,” as eggs have a sharp, pointed end. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "itlog" in Tagalog is derived from the Proto-Austronesian root word "*teluq", meaning "egg" or "embryo." |
| Tajik | The word "тухм" derives from the Persian word " تخم " which also means "seed" or "nucleus" |
| Tamil | "முட்டை" (egg) is also used to refer to a person with limited intellect or understanding. |
| Telugu | The word "గుడ్డు" (egg) is derived from the Proto-Dravidian word "*kuḍu", meaning "a round object" or "a ball". |
| Turkish | The word "Yumurta" in Turkish derives from the Persian word "Humorta" meaning "round object". |
| Ukrainian | "Яйце" is derived from the same Proto-Slavic root (*jajko) as the Russian "яйцо," the Czech "vejce" and the Slovene "jajce". |
| Urdu | The word "انڈہ" (egg) is derived from the Persian word "انده" (egg), which in turn is derived from the Sanskrit word "अंड" (egg). |
| Uzbek | In Uzbek, "tuxum" can also refer to caviar, the unfertilized eggs of fish. |
| Vietnamese | In Vietnamese, an egg is also called "quả trứng," where "quả" denotes a fruit, vegetable, or egg, and "trứng" is often used alone with the same meaning. |
| Welsh | Welsh "wy" comes from Proto-Indo-European "h₂éǵ₂-om," the source of Latin "ovum," Greek "ōón," and English "egg." |
| Xhosa | "Iqanda" can also mean "egg-shaped" or "anything that is round or oval in shape." |
| Yiddish | "יי" derives from Old High German "ei" and originally designated a bird's egg rather than a chicken egg. |
| Yoruba | In a metaphorical sense, "ẹyin" can also refer to a person or their physical being |
| Zulu | In Zulu, the word for 'egg' is 'iqanda.' It is also used to refer to 'a round object' or 'a small quantity of something.' |
| English | The word 'egg' derives from the Old Norse word 'egg', which also meant 'fear' or 'dread'. |