우유

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 牛乳, from 牛 (“cow”) + 乳 (“milk”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [uju]
• Phonetic hangul: [우유]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	uyu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	uyu
McCune–Reischauer?	uyu
Yale Romanization?	wu.yu

Noun

우유 • (uyu) (hanja 牛乳)

1. cow's milk

   우유 한 잔 ― uyu han jan ― a glass of milk

Synonyms

• 밀크 (milkeu)
• 젖 (jeot, “milk, suckle”)

Derived terms

• 우윳빛 (uyutbit, “white like milk”)