अण्डा
aṇḍā[ʌɳɖä]
The Nepali word for egg is अण्डा (aṇḍā).
अण्डा refers to the edible egg of a domestic fowl or the contents of such an egg used as food.
Meaning: edible egg of a domestic fowl, the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
In common usage, अण्डा is used for both singular and plural eggs, even though it is grammatically treated as a singular noun. To explicitly indicate a plural number of eggs, you can add the suffix –हरू to form अण्डाहरू. To create the possessive or genitive form used to describe parts of the egg, such as 'egg yolk', add the particle को to the word to get अण्डाको.
How do you pronounce it?
aṇḍā
Did you know?
- The word अण्डा is borrowed from Sanskrit, where अण्ड originally referred to a 'cosmic egg' that represents the origin of the entire universe.
- In Nepali culture, when discussing dietary restrictions, someone might use अण्डा to specify they are 'eggetarian', a term used to describe people who eat eggs but avoid other meat.
- At street food stalls, the phrase अण्डा परेको is used to say a dish has an egg in it, literally meaning the egg 'fell' into the food.
Examples in context
- टमले मेरीलाई अण्डाले हान्यो।Tom threw an egg at Mary.This sentence shows how to use अण्डा when describing an action involving an egg.Tatoeba #12489254 by taro, translation #1484776 by Spamster
- मलाई अण्डाको पहेलो भाग मन पर्छ।I love egg yolks.This sentence demonstrates the use of अण्डाको to describe a part of the egg.Tatoeba #11970297 by taro, translation #4546785 by mailohilohi
- कृपया, मलाई अण्डा दिनुहोस्।Please give me an egg.
Example conversation
Pratiksha and Avinash are deciding what to cook for dinner.
- प्रतिक्षा Pratikshaअविनाश, आज के पकाउने?Avinash, aaja ke pakaune?Avinash, what shall we cook today?
- अविनाश Avinashके हामी अण्डा पकाउने हो?Ke hami anda pakaune ho?Shall we cook eggs?
- प्रतिक्षा Pratikshaहो, अण्डाको करी मिठो हुन्छ।Ho, andako curry mitho hunchha.Yes, egg curry is delicious.
- अविनाश Avinashत्यसोभए म बजारबाट अण्डा किन्छु।Tyasobhaye ma bajarbata anda kinchhu.In that case, I will buy eggs from the market.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “egg” translations and entries अण्डा, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries अण्डा, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
