jajo

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Lower Sorbian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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jajo n (diminutive jajko)

  1. egg

Declension

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Further reading

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  • 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

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jajo

Etymology

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Borrowed from Polish jajo.

Noun

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jajo n

  1. egg

Further reading

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

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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jajo

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ȃje.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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Derived terms

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interjection
verbs

Further reading

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