Contionary:וגה

Weddish

an egg in a nest

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ajją, via Old Frisian *ei (West Germanic apparently switched to a z-stem: *ajjaz); but under the influence of Middle Welsh wy, from Old Welsh ui, from Proto-Celtic *āwyom

Pronunciation

(Weddish) IPA: /ʊu.dʒʌ/

Noun

וּגֶה (ujěh) - inanimate

1. The egg of a domestic fowl (especially a hen) or its contents, used as food. (countable)
2. The female primary cell, the ovum. (countable, sometimes feminine)

Usage Notes

וג (uj) is sometimes used as a feminine, animate noun when talking about science and the movement of an ovum within a woman's body.