Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

ovum

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Remove ads

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ōvum (egg). Doublet of egg, ey, huevo, and oeuf.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈəʊ.vəm/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈoʊ.vəm/
  • Audio (UK):(file)

Noun

ovum (plural ova)

  1. (cytology) The female gamete in animals; the egg cell.
    Synonyms: egg cell, egg, megagamete
    Hypernym: gamete
    Coordinate term: spermatozoon

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Remove ads

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id

Etymology

From Malay ovum, from Latin ōvum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔvʊm/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvʊm, -vʊm, -ʊm, -m
  • Hyphenation: ovum

Noun

ovum (plural ovum-ovum)

  1. (cytology) ovum (gamete)
    Synonym: sel telur
    • 2018, “Lahir Mata Satir”, performed by Deadsquad:
      Terbentuk dari ovum yang hina
      Dibuahi sperma dan ludah
      Diberkati jiwa yang cacat
      Formed from despised ovum
      Fertilized sperm and saliva
      Blessed with defective soul

Further reading

Remove ads

Japanese

Romanization

ovum

  1. Rōmaji transcription of おゔむ
  2. Rōmaji transcription of オヴム

Latin

Malay

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads