mjólk

Icelandic

/mjoul̥k/

noun
Definitions
  • milk
  • any liquid resembling milk, as the liquid within a coconut (e.g. kókosmjólk), the juice or sap of certain plants (e.g. fíflamjólk), or various pharmaceutical preparations
  • (rare) milt from a fish

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse mjǫlk derived from Proto-Germanic *meluks (milk) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- (milk, wipe off, wipe).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂melǵ-

Gloss

milk, wipe off, wipe

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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