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1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Related terms 1.3 Transitive verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɪɫk/
• SAMPA: /mI5k/

Noun

milk (uncountable and countable; plural milks)

1. (uncountable) A liquid secreted by the mammary glands of mammals to nourish their young.
2. (countable) An individual beverage of milk.

   I'll have a milk — in a dirty glass!

Translations

Arabic: لبن (laban) Basque: esne Breton: laezh m Bulgarian: мляко n Catalan: llet f Chinese: 牛奶 Czech: mléko n Dutch: melk f Esperanto: lakto Estonian: piim Finnish: maito French: lait m Frisian: molke German: Milch f Greek: γάλα (ghala) n Hawaiian: waiū Interlingua: lacte Irish: bainne m Italian: latte m

Japanese: 牛乳 (ぎゅうにゅう, gyūnyū), ミルク (miruku) Korean: 우유 (uyu) Kurdish: şîr m Latin: lac n Latvian: piens m Lithuanian: pienas m Mongolian: сүү (süü) Norwegian: melk c Persian: شير (šir) Pitjantjatjara: ipi , milka Polish: mleko n Portuguese: leite m Romanian: lapte m Romanica: lacte m or f Russian: молоко n (moloko) Slovak: mlieko n Slovene: mleko n Slovio: mleko Spanish: leche f Swedish: mjölk c Turkish: süt

Related terms

• milkmaid
• milkshake
• milky
• milk chocolate
• milk of magnesia
• milk product
• milk powder
• breast milk
• chocolate milk
• coconut milk
• flavoured milk
• semi-skimmed milk
• skim milk, skimmed milk
• whole milk

Transitive verb

to milk (milked , milked)

1. To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow).
2. To express any liquid (from any creature).
3. To talk or write at length about (a particular point).
4. To take advantage of (a situation).

Translations

to express milk from mammal

Basque: jetzi Bulgarian: доя Czech: dojit Finnish: lypsää French: traire German: melken Irish: crúigh

Latvian: slaukt Polish: doić Slovak: dojiť Slovene: molsti Swedish: mjölka

to express any liquid

Finnish: lypsää German: melken

Latvian: slaukt , izspiest (sulu) Swedish: mjölka

to talk or write at length

Finnish: jaaritella , jankata German: durchkauen

Latvian: liet

to take advantage of situation

German: ausschöpfen , ausreizen (de)

Latvian: slaukt

See also

• dairy
• dairy produce
• Wikipedia article on milk