How to say “egg” around the world
371 languages · 371 in their own spelling
Dots of one colour begin with a similar sound. Colours group words by the class of their first consonant (a sound-class method used in linguistics): words that begin alike share a colour. This shows resemblance, not common origin — proving relationship needs case-by-case comparison. Readable forms come from Wiktionary translation tables; many smaller languages come from the ASJP word lists, in ASJP’s simplified transcription.
| Language | Word | Romanization | Family |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 蛋 | dàn | Sino-Tibetan |
| English | egg | Indo-European | |
| Spanish | huevo | Indo-European | |
| Hindi | अंडा | aṇḍā | Indo-European |
| Arabic | بَيْض | bayḍ | Afro-Asiatic |
| Bengali | ডিম | ḍim | Indo-European |
| Indonesian | telur | Austronesian | |
| Portuguese | ovo | Indo-European | |
| French | œuf | Indo-European | |
| Russian | яйцо́ | jajcó | Indo-European |
| Japanese | 卵 | tamago | Japonic |
| Marathi | अंडे | aṇḍe | Indo-European |
| Swahili | yai | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Turkish | yumurta | Turkic | |
| Telugu | గుడ్డు | guḍḍu | Dravidian |
| Korean | 달걀 | dalgyal | Koreanic |
| German | Ei | Indo-European | |
| Vietnamese | trứng | Austroasiatic | |
| Tamil | முட்டை | muṭṭai | Dravidian |
| Cantonese | 雞蛋 | gai¹ daan² | Sino-Tibetan |
| Urdu | اَنْڈا | anḍā | Indo-European |
| Italian | uovo | Indo-European | |
| Egyptian Arabic | بيض | bēḍ | Afro-Asiatic |
| Gujarati | ઇંડા | iṇḍā | Indo-European |
| Western Farsi | تُخْم | toxm | Indo-European |
| Min Nan Chinese | 卵 | nn̄g | Sino-Tibetan |
| Hakka Chinese | 卵 | lón | Sino-Tibetan |
| Hausa | ƙwai | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Kannada | ಮೊಟ್ಟೆ | moṭṭe | Dravidian |
| Polish | jajko | Indo-European | |
| Yoruba | ẹyin | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Malayalam | മുട്ട | muṭṭa | Dravidian |
| Odia | ଅଣ୍ଡା | aṇḍā | Indo-European |
| Maithili | डिम्मा | ḍimmā | Indo-European |
| Burmese | ဥ | u. | Sino-Tibetan |
| Moroccan Arabic | بيض | bayḍ | Afro-Asiatic |
| Ukrainian | яйце́ | jajcé | Indo-European |
| Uzbek | tuxum | Turkic | |
| Sindhi | آنو | aano | Indo-European |
| Romanian | ou | Indo-European | |
| Dutch | ei | Indo-European | |
| Amharic | እንቁላል | ʾənḳulal | Afro-Asiatic |
| Magahi | 𑂃𑂝𑂹𑂙𑂰 | aṇḍā | Indo-European |
| Thai | ไข่ | kài | Tai-Kadai |
| Lingala | likeí | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian | ја́јце | Indo-European | |
| Khmer | ស៊ុត | sut | Austroasiatic |
| Somali | ukun | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Turkmen | ýumurtga | Turkic | |
| Cebuano | itlog | Austronesian | |
| Nepali | अण्डा | aṇḍā | Indo-European |
| Assamese | কণী | koni | Indo-European |
| Sinhala | බිත්තර | bittara | Indo-European |
| Greek | αβγό | avgó | Indo-European |
| Madurese | tellor | Austronesian | |
| Kurdish | hêk | Indo-European | |
| Hijazi Arabic | بيض | bēḍ | Afro-Asiatic |
| Tajik | тухм | tuxm | Indo-European |
| Sylheti | ꠛꠂꠖꠣ | boida | Indo-European |
| Kazakh | жұмыртқа | jumırtqa | Turkic |
| Hungarian | tojás | Uralic | |
| Kinyarwanda | igi | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Zulu | iqanda | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Nyanja | dzira | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Akan | nkesua | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Southern Pashto | هګۍ | hëgëy | Indo-European |
| Czech | vejce | Indo-European | |
| Uighur | تۇخۇم | tuxum | Turkic |
| Afrikaans | eier | Indo-European | |
| Haitian | ze | Indo-European | |
| Swedish | ägg | Indo-European | |
| Azerbaijani | yumurta | Turkic | |
| Iloko | itlog | Austronesian | |
| Bulgarian | яйце́ | jajcé | Indo-European |
| Shona | zai | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Hiligaynon | itlog | Austronesian | |
| Xhosa | iqanda | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Tachelhit | taglayt | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Belarusian | я́йка | jájka | Indo-European |
| Tigrinya | እንቋቕሖ | ʾənḳʷax̣ḥo | Afro-Asiatic |
| Neapolitan | ovo | Indo-European | |
| Central Kurdish | ھێلکە | hêlke | Indo-European |
| Tumbuka | sumbi | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Kikuyu | itumbĩ | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Danish | æg | Indo-European | |
| Slovak | vajce | Indo-European | |
| Southern Sotho | lehe | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Wolaytta | phuuphulliya | Ta-Ne-Omotic | |
| Minangkabau | talua | Austronesian | |
| Finnish | muna | Uralic | |
| Lao | ໄຂ່ | khai | Tai-Kadai |
| Norwegian | egg | Indo-European | |
| Tatar | йомырка | yomırqa | Turkic |
| Buginese | itello | Austronesian | |
| Catalan | ou | Indo-European | |
| Guarani | tupiʼa | Tupian | |
| Sicilian | ovu | Indo-European | |
| Kirghiz | жумуртка | jumurtka | Turkic |
| Swiss German | aai | Indo-European | |
| Tswana | lee | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Riffian | tameǧatš | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Armenian | ձու | ju | Indo-European |
| Ganda | miga | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Balinese | taluh | Austronesian | |
| S'gaw Karen | ဒံၣ် | deè | Sino-Tibetan |
| Lithuanian | kiaušinis | Indo-European | |
| Tok Pisin | kiau | Indo-European | |
| Lombard | oeuv | Indo-European | |
| Georgian | კვერცხი | ḳvercxi | Kartvelian |
| Mazanderani | مرغانه | merğâne | Indo-European |
| Jamaican Creole English | eg | Indo-European | |
| Waray | bunay | Austronesian | |
| Albanian | vezë | Indo-European | |
| Southern Kurdish | خا | xa | Indo-European |
| Shan | ၶႆႇ | khài | Tai-Kadai |
| Mongolian | өндөг | öndög | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Gilaki | مرغانه | morğâne | Indo-European |
| Bikol | sugok | Austronesian | |
| Galician | ovo | Indo-European | |
| Pampanga | ebun | Austronesian | |
| Slovenian | jajce | Indo-European | |
| Iban | telu | Austronesian | |
| Esperanto | ovo | Artificial Language | |
| Kʼicheʼ | saqmoʼl | Mayan | |
| Macedonian | јајце | jajce | Indo-European |
| Piedmontese | euv | Indo-European | |
| Venetian | óvo | Indo-European | |
| Zhuang | gyaeq | Tai-Kadai | |
| Rohingya | dhim | Indo-European | |
| Kabardian | джэдыкӏэ | džɛdəkʼɛ | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Limburgan | ei | Indo-European | |
| Makasar | bayawo | Austronesian | |
| Laki | خا | xa | Indo-European |
| Latvian | ola | Indo-European | |
| Quechua | runtu | Quechuan | |
| Chechen | хӏоа | hoa | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Emilian | óv | Indo-European | |
| Venda | gumba | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Estonian | muna | Uralic | |
| Bashkir | күкәй | kükäy | Turkic |
| Tibetan | སྒོང་ང | sgong nga | Sino-Tibetan |
| Muong | tlởng | Austroasiatic | |
| Maguindanao | leman | Austronesian | |
| Pangasinan | iknol | Austronesian | |
| Romagnol | öv | Indo-European | |
| Tausug | iklug | Austronesian | |
| Kinaray-a | itlog | Austronesian | |
| Newari | खेँय् | khẽê | Sino-Tibetan |
| Western Frisian | aai | Indo-European | |
| Swabian | Oi | Indo-European | |
| Iu Mien | jaux | Hmong-Mien | |
| Kalmyk | өндгн | öndgn | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Maranao | laman | Austronesian | |
| Avar | хоно | xono | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Talysh | uvə | Indo-European | |
| Tai Dam | ꪼꪎ꪿ | Tai-Kadai | |
| Basque | arrautza | Isolates | |
| Chuvash | ҫӑмарта | śămart̬a | Turkic |
| Welsh | wy | Indo-European | |
| Yucatec Maya | eʼel | Mayan | |
| Picard | uë | Indo-European | |
| Morisyen | dizef | Indo-European | |
| Réunion Creole French | zèf | Indo-European | |
| Walloon | oû | Indo-European | |
| Adyghe | кӏэнкӏэ | kʼɛnkʼɛ | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Maltese | bajda | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Crimean Tatar | yumurta | Turkic | |
| Occitan | uòu | Indo-European | |
| Vlax Romani | anro | Indo-European | |
| Ligurian | övo | Indo-European | |
| Mari | муно | muno | Uralic |
| Tetum | tolun | Austronesian | |
| Asturian | güevu | Indo-European | |
| Yakut | сымыыт | sïmïït | Turkic |
| Kumyk | йымырткъа | yımırtqa | Turkic |
| Q'eqchi' | mol | Mayan | |
| Samoan | fua | Austronesian | |
| Sranan Tongo | eksi | Indo-European | |
| Dhivehi | ބިސް | bis | Indo-European |
| Ingush | фуъ | fuʔ | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Papiamento | webu | Indo-European | |
| Icelandic | egg | Indo-European | |
| Karachay-Balkar | гаккы | gakkı | Turkic |
| Friulian | ûf | Indo-European | |
| Tuvinian | чуурга | çuurga | Turkic |
| Udmurt | пуз | puz | Uralic |
| Ao Naga | entsü | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Plautdietsch | Ei | Indo-European | |
| Dzongkha | སྒཽང་རྡོག | sgaung rdog | Sino-Tibetan |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | ܒܹܥܬܵܐ | beʿta | Afro-Asiatic |
| Zeelandic | ei | Indo-European | |
| Buriat | үндэгэн | ündegen | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Amis | fita'ol | Austronesian | |
| Māori | hua | Austronesian | |
| Dongxiang | endegvei | Mongolic-Khitan | |
| Abkhaz | акәтаӷь | akʷʼtʼağʲ | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Tonga (Tonga Islands) | fua | Austronesian | |
| Kipchak Urum | йымырта | yımırta | Turkic |
| Navajo | ayęęzhii | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Gagauz | yımırta | Turkic | |
| Irish | ubh | Indo-European | |
| Ladino | guevo | Indo-European | |
| Cuyonon | itlog | Austronesian | |
| Aromanian | ou | Indo-European | |
| Ibaloi | ikdog | Austronesian | |
| Kashubian | jaje | Indo-European | |
| Breton | vi | Indo-European | |
| Mwani | rii | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Erzya | ал | al | Uralic |
| Dagur | endugw | Mongolic-Khitan | |
| Paiwan | qecilu | Austronesian | |
| Saramaccan | óbo | Indo-European | |
| Nogai | юмыртка | yumırtka | Turkic |
| Atayal | bazing | Austronesian | |
| Võro | muna | Uralic | |
| Faroese | egg | Indo-European | |
| Tahitian | huero | Austronesian | |
| Chamorro | chada' | Austronesian | |
| Komi-Permyak | кольть | koľť | Uralic |
| Kuanua | kiau | Austronesian | |
| Scottish Gaelic | ugh | Indo-European | |
| Mansaka | itlog | Austronesian | |
| Southern Altai | јымыртка | ǰïmïrtka | Turkic |
| Sanskrit | अण्ड | aṇḍa | Indo-European |
| Khakas | нымырха | nımırxa | Turkic |
| Romansh | ov | Indo-European | |
| Bunun | lububunun | Austronesian | |
| Chepang | उम् | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Karelian | jaiču | Uralic | |
| Pangutaran Sama | iklug | Austronesian | |
| Plains Cree | ᐚᐏ | waawi | Algic |
| Bau-Jagoi Bidayuh | turuoh | Austronesian | |
| Hawaiian | hua | Austronesian | |
| North Saami | monni | Uralic | |
| Pijin | eg | Indo-European | |
| Taroko | balung | Austronesian | |
| Central Yupik | kayangaq | Eskimo-Aleut | |
| Mirandese | uobo | Indo-European | |
| Upper Sorbian | jejo | Indo-European | |
| Khamti | ၵ︀ဲ | Tai-Kadai | |
| Cherokee | ᎤᏪᏥ | uwetsi | Iroquoian |
| Yagnobi | тухм | tuxm | Indo-European |
| Rukai | batuku | Austronesian | |
| Northern Frisian | oi | Indo-European | |
| Western Ojibwa | wâwan | Algic | |
| Aragonese | güego | Indo-European | |
| Puyuma | bitrenun | Austronesian | |
| Lower Sorbian | jajo | Indo-European | |
| Atikamekw | wow | Algic | |
| Chukchi | ԓигԓиг | ḷigḷig | Chukotko-Kamchatkan |
| Siksiká | oowaa | Algic | |
| Jejueo | ᄃᆞᆨ새기 | dawksaegi | Koreanic |
| Megleno-Romanian | uou | Indo-European | |
| Dolgan | һымыыт | hımııt | Turkic |
| Saisiyat | ʼoesizo꞉ | Austronesian | |
| Pitjantjatjara | ngampu | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Yami | icioy | Austronesian | |
| Mrassu Shor-Tutal | нубуртқа | Turkic | |
| Warlpiri | mula | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Alangan | itlog | Austronesian | |
| Moksha | ал | al | Uralic |
| Karao | ikdog | Austronesian | |
| Manx | ooh | Indo-European | |
| Dogrib | eyè | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Interlingua | ovo | Artificial Language | |
| Veps | muna | Uralic | |
| Istriot | ùo | Indo-European | |
| Northern Mansi | мӯӈи | mūňi | Uralic |
| Sakizaya | ti'kuk | Austronesian | |
| Taos Northern Tiwa | pʼȍxwíana | Kiowa-Tanoan | |
| Guugu Yimidhirr | gundil | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Cornish | oy | Indo-European | |
| Southern Sami | munnie | Uralic | |
| Maliseet-Passamaquoddy | wawon | Algic | |
| Skolt Sami | mââʹnn | Uralic | |
| Wampanoag | wôu | Algic | |
| Narrinyeri | ngatat | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Ratagnon | itlog | Austronesian | |
| Taiga Sayan Turkic | нюмурһа | Turkic | |
| Karaim | jumurtcha | Turkic | |
| Kavalan | tiRuR | Austronesian | |
| Wymysorys | e | Indo-European | |
| Votic | muna | Uralic | |
| Prussian | pāuts | Indo-European | |
| Wiradhuri | kubbuga | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Western Abenaki | wôwan | Algic | |
| Saaroa | 'asarʉ | Austronesian | |
| Kanakanavu | ʼiciuru | Austronesian | |
| Longchuan Achang | uq | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Dupaninan Agta | bunay | Austronesian | |
| Akkadian | 𒉭 | pelû | Afro-Asiatic |
| Aklanon | itlog | Austronesian | |
| Gulf Arabic | بيض | bēḏ̣ | Afro-Asiatic |
| Classical-Middle Armenian | ձու | ju | Indo-European |
| Kriol | eig | Indo-European | |
| Avestan | 𐬀𐬉𐬨 | aēm | Indo-European |
| Aymara | k'awna | Aymaran | |
| Bobangi | likei | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Banjar | hintalu | Austronesian | |
| Biseni | anyɛ | Ijoid | |
| Butuanon | itlog | Austronesian | |
| Coptic | ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩⲓ | sōouhi | Afro-Asiatic |
| Dalmatian | juf | Indo-European | |
| Middle Dutch | ei | Indo-European | |
| Ega | ɪ̀fʊ̀ | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Fataluku | ucu | Timor-Alor-Pantar | |
| Saterland Frisian | Oai | Indo-European | |
| Pular | boofo | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Yuwaalaraay-Gamilaraay | gawu | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Ancient Greek | ᾠόν | ōión | Indo-European |
| Kalaallisut | mannik | Eskimo-Aleut | |
| Harsusi | beḍeh | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Hebrew | בֵּיצָה | beitsá | Afro-Asiatic |
| Hmong Daw | qe | Hmong-Mien | |
| Ibani | anyɪ | Ijoid | |
| Inuktitut | ᒪᓐᓂᒃ | mannik | Eskimo-Aleut |
| North Alaskan Inupiatun | mannik | Eskimo-Aleut | |
| Iranun | urak | Austronesian | |
| Old Irish | og | Indo-European | |
| Javanese | endhog | Austronesian |