jajo

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

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

jajo n (diminutive jajko)

1. egg

• 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

Borrowed from Polish jajo.

jajo n

1. egg

• 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

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ȃje.

• IPA^(key): /ˈja.jɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ajɔ
• Syllabification: ja‧jo

jajo n (diminutive jajko or jajeczko, augmentative jajco)

1. egg
2. (cytology, embryology) egg cell, ovum, egg (female gamete in animals)

   Synonyms: jajeczko, komórka jajowa

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

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