jajo

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈjajɔ/

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

 

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

jajo

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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. 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

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