بیضه

See also: بيضة

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَيْضَة (bayḍa).

Noun

بیضه • (beyza) (plural بیضات (beyzat))

  1. egg, an organic vessel grown by birds, reptiles, insects, and other animals
    Synonyms: تخم (tohum), یومورطه (yumurta)
  2. testicle, the male sex and endocrine gland, found in some types of animals
    Synonyms: خایه (haya), خصیه (husye), طاشاق (taşak)
  3. kind of helmet made of iron, used to protect the head during a fight or battle
  4. (by extension) headache, cephalalgia, a pain or ache in the head
    Synonym: باش آغریسی (baş ağrısı)
  5. (figuratively) the midst, heart, or body of a people or country, like a metropolis

Derived terms

  • بیضه‌باز (beyzabaz, one who plays at eggbreaking)

Descendants

  • Turkish: beyza, beyze, beyzi

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَيْضَة (bayḍa).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? bayza
Dari reading? bayza
Iranian reading? beyze
Tajik reading? bayza

Noun

بیضه • (beyze) (plural بیضه‌ها (beyze-hâ))

  1. (anatomy) testicle
    Synonym: خایه (xâye)

Derived terms

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