œufin world languages
| Language | Word | Pronunciation | Gender | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 卵たまご | tamago | — | |
| English | egg | /eɡ/ | — | |
| Italian | uovo | /ˈwɔː.vo/ | masculine | |
| Spanish! | huevo | /ˈwe.βo/ | masculine | |
| German | Ei | /aɪ̯/ | neuter | |
| Korean | 달걀 | dalgyal | — | |
| Chinese | 鸡蛋Traditional 雞蛋 | jīdàn | — |
Japanese is romanized in Hepburn, Chinese in pinyin, Korean in Revised Romanization; the rest in IPA (Castilian Spanish). Notation
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- Spanish “huevo”: The plural huevos is slang for testicles.
Language notes
- Italian (uovo)The plural is uova (treated as feminine).
- Korean (달걀)Also 계란 (gyeran).