yai
YAH-ee
How to say it
SwahiliyaiYAH-eesoon
Englishegg
Frenchœuf
Meaning
The rounded shell laid by a bird such as a hen, eaten as food; also the egg cell of a woman or female animal.
Good to know
Plural mayai (ji and ma class): yai moja, mayai mawili. Kutaga mayai is to lay eggs, and kiini cha yai is the yolk.
Examples
- Nilikula yai la kuchemsha asubuhi.I ate a boiled egg in the morning.
- Kuku wetu ametaga mayai matano.Our hen has laid five eggs.
- Tafadhali niletee yai moja kutoka dukani.Please bring me one egg from the shop.
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