egg

Etymology 1
The is derived from, ,   , from , from  (by Holtzmann’s law), from , probably from , from  (in the sense of an animal clothed in feathers). .

The native 🇨🇬 (plural ), from 🇨🇬, is also derived from 🇨🇬. It survived into the 16th century before being fully displaced by egg.

The is derived from the noun.

Noun

 * 1) An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, housing the embryo within a membrane or shell during its development.
 * 2)   The edible egg (sense 1.1) of a domestic fowl such as a duck, goose, or, especially, a chicken;  the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food.
 * 3)  A food item shaped to resemble an egg (sense 1.1.1), such as a chocolate egg.
 * 4)  ; an egg cell.
 * 5)  A thing which looks like or is shaped like an egg (sense 1.1).
 * 6) A swelling on one's head, usually large or noticeable, resulting from an injury.
 * 7)  Chiefly in egg and dart: an ornamental oval moulding alternating in a row with dart or triangular shapes.
 * 8)  A score of zero; specifically, a batter's failure to score; a duck egg or duck's egg.
 * 9)  A bomb or mine.
 * 10)  A person; a fellow.
 * 11)  A white person considered to be overly infatuated with East Asia.
 * 12)  A user of the microblogging service Twitter identified by the default avatar (historically an image of an egg (sense 1.1.1)) rather than a custom image; hence, a newbie or noob.
 * 13)   A person regarded as having not yet realized they are transgender, who has not yet come out as transgender, or who is in the early stages of transitioning; also, one's lack of awareness that one is transgender.
 * 14)  A foolish or obnoxious person.
 * 15)  A young person.
 * 16)  Something regarded as containing a (usually bad) thing at an early stage.
 * 17)  One of the blocks of data injected into a program's address space for use by certain forms of shellcode, such as "omelettes".
 * 1)  A food item shaped to resemble an egg (sense 1.1.1), such as a chocolate egg.
 * 2)  ; an egg cell.
 * 3)  A thing which looks like or is shaped like an egg (sense 1.1).
 * 4) A swelling on one's head, usually large or noticeable, resulting from an injury.
 * 5)  Chiefly in egg and dart: an ornamental oval moulding alternating in a row with dart or triangular shapes.
 * 6)  A score of zero; specifically, a batter's failure to score; a duck egg or duck's egg.
 * 7)  A bomb or mine.
 * 8)  A person; a fellow.
 * 9)  A white person considered to be overly infatuated with East Asia.
 * 10)  A user of the microblogging service Twitter identified by the default avatar (historically an image of an egg (sense 1.1.1)) rather than a custom image; hence, a newbie or noob.
 * 11)   A person regarded as having not yet realized they are transgender, who has not yet come out as transgender, or who is in the early stages of transitioning; also, one's lack of awareness that one is transgender.
 * 12)  A foolish or obnoxious person.
 * 13)  A young person.
 * 14)  Something regarded as containing a (usually bad) thing at an early stage.
 * 15)  One of the blocks of data injected into a program's address space for use by certain forms of shellcode, such as "omelettes".
 * 1)  A person; a fellow.
 * 2)  A white person considered to be overly infatuated with East Asia.
 * 3)  A user of the microblogging service Twitter identified by the default avatar (historically an image of an egg (sense 1.1.1)) rather than a custom image; hence, a newbie or noob.
 * 4)   A person regarded as having not yet realized they are transgender, who has not yet come out as transgender, or who is in the early stages of transitioning; also, one's lack of awareness that one is transgender.
 * 5)  A foolish or obnoxious person.
 * 6)  A young person.
 * 7)  Something regarded as containing a (usually bad) thing at an early stage.
 * 8)  One of the blocks of data injected into a program's address space for use by certain forms of shellcode, such as "omelettes".
 * 1)  A white person considered to be overly infatuated with East Asia.
 * 2)  A user of the microblogging service Twitter identified by the default avatar (historically an image of an egg (sense 1.1.1)) rather than a custom image; hence, a newbie or noob.
 * 3)   A person regarded as having not yet realized they are transgender, who has not yet come out as transgender, or who is in the early stages of transitioning; also, one's lack of awareness that one is transgender.
 * 4)  A foolish or obnoxious person.
 * 5)  A young person.
 * 6)  Something regarded as containing a (usually bad) thing at an early stage.
 * 7)  One of the blocks of data injected into a program's address space for use by certain forms of shellcode, such as "omelettes".
 * 1)  A foolish or obnoxious person.
 * 2)  A young person.
 * 3)  Something regarded as containing a (usually bad) thing at an early stage.
 * 4)  One of the blocks of data injected into a program's address space for use by certain forms of shellcode, such as "omelettes".
 * 1)  A young person.
 * 2)  Something regarded as containing a (usually bad) thing at an early stage.
 * 3)  One of the blocks of data injected into a program's address space for use by certain forms of shellcode, such as "omelettes".
 * 1)  One of the blocks of data injected into a program's address space for use by certain forms of shellcode, such as "omelettes".
 * 1)  One of the blocks of data injected into a program's address space for use by certain forms of shellcode, such as "omelettes".
 * 1)  One of the blocks of data injected into a program's address space for use by certain forms of shellcode, such as "omelettes".

Usage notes
When the word is used in (“edible egg”) without any qualifying word, it refers to a chicken’s egg.

The use as in can be sensitive, as regards people who have yet to openly identify as transgender (and possibly even to consider themselves such).

Verb

 * 1) To throw (especially rotten) eggs (noun sense 1.1.1) at (someone or something).
 * 2) To inadvertently or intentionally distort (the circular cross-section of something, such as tube) to an elliptical or oval shape.
 * 3)  To coat (a food ingredient) with or dip (a food ingredient) in beaten egg (noun sense 1.1.1) during the process of preparing a dish.
 * 4)  To collect the eggs (noun sense 1.1) of wild birds.
 * 1) To inadvertently or intentionally distort (the circular cross-section of something, such as tube) to an elliptical or oval shape.
 * 2)  To coat (a food ingredient) with or dip (a food ingredient) in beaten egg (noun sense 1.1.1) during the process of preparing a dish.
 * 3)  To collect the eggs (noun sense 1.1) of wild birds.
 * 1)  To coat (a food ingredient) with or dip (a food ingredient) in beaten egg (noun sense 1.1.1) during the process of preparing a dish.
 * 2)  To collect the eggs (noun sense 1.1) of wild birds.
 * 1)  To collect the eggs (noun sense 1.1) of wild birds.
 * 1)  To collect the eggs (noun sense 1.1) of wild birds.

Translations

 * Finnish: heittää kananmunilla
 * French: jeter des oeufs
 * Greek: παίρνω με τ' αβγά
 * Lithuanian: apmėtyti kiaušiniais
 * Portuguese: jogar ovos em
 * Spanish: lanzar huevos a, tirar huevos a
 * Swahili:


 * Finnish: kastaa kananmunaan, voidella kananmunalla
 * Polish: obtaczać w jajku, obtoczyć w jajku
 * Swahili:

Etymology 2
From, from , from , from , ultimately from.



Verb

 * 1)  To encourage, incite, or urge (someone).

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Danish:
 * Faroese: eggja
 * Finnish:
 * German:, ,
 * Greek:
 * Slovak: nabádať
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili:

Etymology 1
From, from , from.

Noun

 * 1) egg

Etymology 2
From the, from , from.

Noun

 * 1) blade, edge
 * 2) border, edge of a cliff

Etymology 1
From, from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬 (obsolete English ); Swedish ; 🇨🇬 (German ).

Noun

 * 1)  an
 * 2) an oval shaped object
 * 3) the ovum

Etymology 2
From, from , from.

Cognates include 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬; 🇨🇬 (🇨🇬); 🇨🇬 (🇨🇬); 🇨🇬.

The Indo-European root is also the source of 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  the sharp edge of a knife, sword, or similar
 * 2) a sharp edge on a mountain
 * 1) a sharp edge on a mountain

Etymology 1
From, from , from , likely from , possibly from.

Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬,  🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) an

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1) (cutting) edge

Etymology 1
From, from , from. Akin to 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) an

Etymology 2
From, from , and ultimately from the root. Cognates include 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) an edge
 * 2)  an arête

Etymology 1
From, from.

Noun

 * 1) egg

Etymology 2
From. Ultimately from.

Noun

 * 1)  edge

Descendants

 * Dalian:
 * Dalian:
 * Dalian:
 * Dalian:

Etymology
From, from , from.

Noun

 * 1) The sharp edge of a cutting tool.