melk

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Contents 1 Afrikaans 1.1 Noun 1.2 Verb 2 Dutch 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Derived terms 2.3.2 See also 2.4 Verb form 2.5 Anagrams 3 Norwegian 3.1 Alternative spellings 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Derived terms

[edit] Afrikaans

[edit] Noun

melk (no plural)

1. milk

[edit] Verb

melk (past participle gemelk)

1. to milk

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

Germanic, compare Danish mælk, West Frisian molke, German Milch, Norwegian melk, Old English meolc, Swedish mjölk, Yiddish מילך (milkh).

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: [mɛlk]

[edit] Noun

melk m. (no plural, no diminutive)

1. Milk, nutritious liquid produced by a lactating mammalian mother
2. (botany) Various resembling 'milky' juices, as secreted by certain plants and insects

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] See also

• zuivel

[edit] Verb form

singular present imperfect and imperative form of melken

[edit] Anagrams

• klem

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Alternative spellings

• mjølk

[edit] Noun

melk m. and f. (definite singular melka/melken; indefinite plural melker; definite plural melkene)

1. Milk, nutriocious liquid produced by a lactating mammalian mother
2. (botany) A juice from plants that looks like milk.

[edit] Derived terms

• melke
• morsmelk
• kumelk
• melkesjokolade