"kiau" meaning in Tok Pisin

See kiau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Tolai kiau (“egg”). Etymology templates: {{der|tpi|ksd|kiau||egg}} Tolai kiau (“egg”) Head templates: {{head|tpi|noun}} kiau
  1. (anatomy) testicle Synonyms (testicle): bol
    Sense id: en-kiau-tpi-noun-37DOB-35 Categories (other): Anatomy, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'testicle': 100 0
  2. egg
    Sense id: en-kiau-tpi-noun-NHB8P0Df Categories (other): Eggs Disambiguation of Eggs: 25 75
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      },
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