jajo

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ȃje (egg), ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓja (egg), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (egg).

Pronunciation

Noun

jajo n (diminutive jajko)

  1. egg

Declension

Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “jajo”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “jajo”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Old Slovak

jajo

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish jajo.

Noun

jajo n

  1. egg

Further reading

  • Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “jajo”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Polish

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jajo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ȃje.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈja.jɔ/
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  • Rhymes: -ajɔ
  • Syllabification: ja‧jo

Noun

jajo n (diminutive jajko or jajeczko, augmentative jajco)

  1. egg
  2. ovum
  3. (chiefly in the plural, mildly vulgar) ball, nut (testicle)
  4. (in the plural, colloquial, mildly vulgar) balls, testicles
  5. (in the plural, colloquial, mildly vulgar) fun, amusement

Declension

Derived terms

interjection
verbs

Further reading

  • jajo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • jajo in Polish dictionaries at PWN