Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ājьcè, diminutive of *ȃje (egg), ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓja (egg), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (egg).

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  • IPA(key): [ˈjajt͡sɛ]
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Noun

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јајце (jajcen (plural јајца or јајциња, relational adjective јајцев, diminutive јајценце)

  1. egg
  2. (colloquial) testicle

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See also

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ājьcè, diminutive of *ȃje (egg), ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓja (egg), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (egg).

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Noun

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ја́јце n (Latin spelling jájce)

  1. an egg
  2. (mildly vulgar, slang, usually in the plural) ball, testicle

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