melk

See also Melk

Afrikaans

Noun

melk (no plural)

1. milk

Verb

melk (past participle gemelk)

1. to milk

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Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *meluk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks. Compare Danish mælk, West Frisian molke, German Milch, Norwegian melk/mjølk, Old English meolc, Swedish mjölk, Yiddish מילך (milkh).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛlk

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• IPA: [mɛlk]

Noun

melk m. (uncountable)

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

Derived terms

melkboer m. melken melkmuil m. melksuiker melkzuur n. (milk types and preparations) botermelk m., chocolademelk m., geitenmelk m., karnemelk m., rundermelk m.

See also

• zuivel

Verb

melk

1. first-person singular present indicative of melken.
2. imperative of melken.

Anagrams

• klem

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• mjølk

Noun

melk m. or 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.

Derived terms

• melke
• morsmelk
• kumelk
• melkesjokolade