Zai (Egg in English) chidemhe chinotakura mwana nechikafu chemwana mumhuka dzinokandira mazai dzinoti: shiri; garwe; rwavhi ndezimwewo. Pakati pezai rehuku pane mondo, chapfudu kana kuti tsinda (yolk) ine ruvara rwe yellow. Madimbu Gekenya kana kuti makekenya (1. Egg-shell. 2. Scale of fish) apa kureva gwande kana gwati rezai. Vamwe vanoti demhe kana kuti deko. Regai dzive shiri mazai haana muto. Apa kureva kuti vimwe vinhu vinoda kuregwa zvikure kusvika pazvichatanga kuberekawo, sehuku ichazokandira mazai pakupedzesera igozodyiwa nyama. Wadya zai wadya nhiyo yacho. One who eats the egg also eats the chick. Doonya mazai matatu ukange mupoto iri pachoto. Kudoonya zvinoreva kuvhura zai nenzira yekurirovanisa zvishomane nechipunu, foko, banga kana mumwe mudziyo. VaChewa vanoti zira kana mazira (an egg) or eggs. Barotse vanoti lwenge (n. white of an egg). VaWabo vanoti nzayi (n. egg) kureva zai. Venda vanoti gumba kana makumba (n. egg) kureva zai. Kimbundu vanoti ukundu (n. yellow; the egg yolk). Nyungwe vanoti mnenga (n. egg yolk) kureva mondo. Kikuyu vanoti matumbi kureva mazai.