lay eggs
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Describes an egg-laying animal producing or depositing eggs.
lay eggs
Used when a bird, fish, reptile, insect, or other egg-laying animal produces eggs.
Learning notes
Explanation
The word is formed from วาง, “to put or place,” and ไข่, “egg,” but together they mean “to lay eggs,” not simply “to place an egg.” It is used for birds, fish, turtles, insects, and other egg-laying animals. It is common in everyday speech as well as discussions of animal care, wildlife, fisheries, and biology. The laying site can be introduced with วางไข่ใน… for a place or enclosed area and วางไข่บน… for a surface.
Usage
Commonly used to describe when, where, or how an animal lays eggs. It appears in conversations about livestock and pets, wildlife observation, and animal life cycles.
Caution
Do not normally use วางไข่ for a live-bearing animal giving birth; use ออกลูก instead. Also distinguish it from ตกไข่, which usually means “to ovulate” rather than to deposit eggs outside the body.
Differences from similar words
1 lay eggs synonyms
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ตกไข่ normally means “to ovulate,” referring to the release of an egg within the body. วางไข่ refers to depositing or laying eggs outside the body.
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ออกไข่ also means “to produce or lay eggs.” วางไข่ focuses more directly on the act of laying eggs and is widely used when discussing animal behavior and nesting or spawning sites.