egg meaning in Tamil
முட்டை muṭṭai
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egg in Tamil: முட்டை (muṭṭai), மொட்டு (moṭṭu), இலீக்கை (ilīkkai), வீக்கம் (vīkkam). In English, egg means an approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell during its development.
Tamil words for egg
- approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, housing the embryo within a membrane or shell during its development
- முட்டை muṭṭai, மொட்டு moṭṭu, இலீக்கை ilīkkai
- thing which looks like or is shaped like an egg
- முட்டை muṭṭai
- edible egg of a domestic fowl; the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food
- முட்டை muṭṭai
- swelling on one’s head resulting from an injury
- வீக்கம் vīkkam
- score of zero
- முட்டை muṭṭai
- to throw (rotten) eggs at (someone or something)
- முட்டை எறி muṭṭai eṟi
- to recklessly conceive
- பெற்று போடு peṟṟu pōṭu
English meaning of egg
- noun An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell during its development.
- noun The (usually) non-developing, edible egg (sense 1.1) of a domestic fowl such as a duck, goose, or, especially, chicken; (uncountable) the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food.
- noun A food item shaped to resemble an egg (sense 1.1.1), such as a chocolate egg.
- noun Synonym of ovum (“the female gamete of an animal”); an egg cell.
egg in a sentence
- We made a big omelette with three eggs for breakfast.
- I should determine the minimal amount of egg required to make good mayonnaise.
- The farmer offered me some fresh eggs, but I told him I was allergic to egg.
Synonyms of egg
egg in other languages
- egg in Hindi
- egg in Marathi
- egg in Urdu
- egg in Bengali
- egg in Telugu
- egg in Malayalam
- egg in Kannada
- egg in Punjabi
- egg in Gujarati
- egg in Odia
- egg in Sanskrit
- egg in Sinhala
- egg in Assamese
- egg in Nepali
- egg in Pashto
- egg in Tagalog
- egg in Arabic
- egg in Malay
- egg in Indonesian
- egg in Persian
- egg in Thai
- egg in Vietnamese
- egg in Myanmar
Questions about egg in Tamil
- What is the meaning of egg in Tamil?
- Egg in Tamil is முட்டை (muṭṭai), மொட்டு (moṭṭu), இலீக்கை (ilīkkai), வீக்கம் (vīkkam).
- egg என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Egg: முட்டை (muṭṭai), மொட்டு (moṭṭu), இலீக்கை (ilīkkai), வீக்கம் (vīkkam).
- What does egg mean in English?
- Egg means an approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell during its development.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: egg (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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